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554 JAPAN. A. D. 1691. distant. The head of the bay was very shallow, and the boats were pushed through mud-banks. Mia, though not so large as Quano, consisted of two thousand houses, with two spacious castles, one of them for size and strength reckoned the third in Japan There were two temples, in cue of which are preserved three, in the other eight, miraculous swords, used by the race of demigods who were the first inhabitants of Japan. Tuesday, March 6th, the travellers dined at Okasaki, a town of fifteen hundred houses, with a strong castle situate on the shores of the same bay. The country travel'ed through was a fertile plain, along the foot of a range of mountains, the shores of which, beyond Okasaki, extended to the sea. The next day (Wednesday, March 7) they passed through several considerable places, of which Josida, with a castle and about a thousand small houses, was the most considerable. Array, twelve or fifteen miles distant, was a town of about four hundred houses, situate not far from the sea, at the inland extremity of a harbor called Suota, narrow at its entrance, but spreading out within. Array was the seat of certain imperial commissioners appointed to search the goods and baggage of all travellers, but particularly of the princes of the empire, that no women nor arms might pass. " This," says Kiimpfer, " is one of the political maxims which the now reigning emperors have found it necessary to practise in order to secure to themselves the peaceable possession of the throne ; for the wives and female children of all the princes of the empire are kept at Jedo, as hostages of the fidelity of their husbands and parents. And as to the exportation of arms, an effectual stop has been put to that, lest, if exported in any considerable quantities, some of those princes might take it into their heads to raise rebel- lions against the government as now established." The harbor of Suota was crossed in boats, on the other side of which the road led through a flat country, rather thinly inhabited. They slept that night at Famamatz, a town of several hundred inferior houses, with a large castle. The next day (Thursday, March 8), travelling on through a beautiful plain, in the afternoon they reached the town of Kakejawa ; as they were passing through which, a fire broke out, occasioned by the boiling over of an oil kettle. Perceiving only a thick cloud behind them, they thought a
FUSI-NO-JAMA. 3o5 atorm was coming on, but were soon involved in such a cloud of smoke and heat as to be obliged to ride on at a gallop. Having reached a little eminence, on looking back, the whole town seemed on fire. Nothing appeared through the smoke and flames but the upper part of the castle tower. They found, however, on their return, some weeks after, that the damage was less than they had expected, more than half the town having escaped. It was necessary, shortly after, for the travellers to take kangos to cross a steep mountain, descending from which they were obliged to ford the river Ojinyawa, proverbial throughout Japan for its force and rapidity and the rolling stones in its bed, but just then at a very low stage. The road thence to Simada* a small town where they lodged, was close to the sea, but through a barren country, the mountains approaching close to the shore. The next day (Friday, March 9) brought them, most of the wny through a flat, well-cultivated country, to the city of Seruya, capi- tal of the province of that name. The streets, broad and regular, crossed each other at right angles, and were full of well-furnished shops. Paper stuffs, curiously flowered, for hats, baskets, boxes, &c., also various manufactures of split and twisted reeds, and all sorts of lackered ware, were made here. There was also a mint here, as well as at Miako and Jedo, where kobangs and itzebos were coined. It had a castle of free-stone, well defended with ditches and high walls. A few miles from Seruya were kept certain war-junks for the defence of the bay of Tctomina ; and just beyond, upon a high mountain, stood the fortress of Kuno, or Kono, esteemed by .the Japanese impregnable. It was built to contain the imperial treas- ures, but they had since been removed to Jedo. In the course of the next day (Saturday, March 10) the road turned inland, in order to cross the great river Fusiyaiua, which enters into the head of the bay, taking its rise in the high, snowy mountain Fusi-no-Jama. It was crowed in flat broad-bottomed boats, constructed of thin planks, so as on striking ihc rocks to yield and slip over. The mountain Fusi, whence this river takes * Though situated r.ear ihc sea, anil similar in name, this is not the Simoda, one of the ports opened to t-he United States. That is further east and south on the west coast of the peninsula of Idsu.
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FUSI-NO-JAMA. 3o5<br />
atorm was coming on, but were soon involved in such a cloud of<br />
smoke <strong>and</strong> heat as to be obliged to ride on at a gallop. Having<br />
reached a little eminence, on looking back, <strong>the</strong> whole town seemed<br />
on fire. Nothing appeared through <strong>the</strong> smoke <strong>and</strong> flames but <strong>the</strong><br />
upper part of <strong>the</strong> castle tower. They found, however, on <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
return, some weeks after, that <strong>the</strong> damage was less than <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
expected, more than half <strong>the</strong> town having escaped.<br />
It was necessary, shortly after, for <strong>the</strong> travellers to take kangos to<br />
cross a steep mountain, descending from which <strong>the</strong>y were obliged to<br />
ford <strong>the</strong> river Ojinyawa, proverbial throughout <strong>Japan</strong> for its force<br />
<strong>and</strong> rapidity <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> rolling stones in its bed, but just <strong>the</strong>n at a<br />
very low stage. The road <strong>the</strong>nce to Simada* a small town where<br />
<strong>the</strong>y lodged, was close to <strong>the</strong> sea, but through a barren country, <strong>the</strong><br />
mountains approaching close to <strong>the</strong> shore.<br />
The next day (Friday, March 9) brought <strong>the</strong>m, most of <strong>the</strong> wny<br />
through a flat, well-cultivated country, to <strong>the</strong> city of Seruya, capi-<br />
tal of <strong>the</strong> province of that name. The streets, broad <strong>and</strong> regular,<br />
crossed each o<strong>the</strong>r at right angles, <strong>and</strong> were full of well-furnished<br />
shops. Paper stuffs, curiously flowered, for hats, baskets, boxes,<br />
&c., also various manufactures of split <strong>and</strong> twisted reeds, <strong>and</strong> all<br />
sorts of lackered ware, were made here. There was also a mint here,<br />
as well as at Miako <strong>and</strong> Jedo, where kobangs <strong>and</strong> itzebos were<br />
coined. It had a castle of free-stone, well defended with ditches<br />
<strong>and</strong> high walls.<br />
A few miles from Seruya were kept certain war-junks for <strong>the</strong><br />
defence of <strong>the</strong> bay of Tctomina ; <strong>and</strong> just beyond, upon a high<br />
mountain, stood <strong>the</strong> fortress of Kuno, or Kono, esteemed by .<strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Japan</strong>ese impregnable. It was built to contain <strong>the</strong> imperial treas-<br />
ures, but <strong>the</strong>y had since been removed to Jedo.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> course of <strong>the</strong> next day (Saturday, March 10) <strong>the</strong> road<br />
turned inl<strong>and</strong>, in order to cross <strong>the</strong> great river Fusiyaiua, which<br />
enters into <strong>the</strong> head of <strong>the</strong> bay, taking its rise in <strong>the</strong> high, snowy<br />
mountain Fusi-no-Jama. It was crowed in flat broad-bottomed<br />
boats, constructed of thin planks, so as on striking ihc rocks to<br />
yield <strong>and</strong> slip over. The mountain Fusi, whence this river takes<br />
* Though situated r.ear ihc sea, anil similar in name, this is not <strong>the</strong> Simoda,<br />
one of <strong>the</strong> ports opened to t-he United States. That is fur<strong>the</strong>r east <strong>and</strong> south<br />
on <strong>the</strong> west coast of <strong>the</strong> peninsula of Idsu.