Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Vacation Days in Hawaii and Japan
This journal is the outline of a three month's tour in the Hawaiian Islands and Japan, supplemented by camera and sketch book, by means of which I have attempted to give some idea of the principal features of these countries, whose mountains and valleys, temples and images, castles and places excite our admiration or wonder at every turn. In the journey through Japan, I lead the reader by no beaten tracks, but, after visiting the most important cities, penetrate far into the heart of the country, and to districts hitherto untraveled by English-speaking people, where we have a passing glimpse of the native in his primitive mode of living, unaffected by the progress of modern civilization, and the opening of the sports to the outside world.
I am indebted to my little red-backed guide book (Murray's Handbook of Japan) for information on many points connected with this trip, also for historical and legendary accounts of various gods, palaces, and temples.
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