Tokyo was alive and gay with throngs of foreign visitors, for it was the month of April, the happiest time for visiting the Land of Flowers. The jinrikishas were in constant demand, and the faces of the proprietors of the stands were wreathed with smiles of satisfaction, for business was indeed prosperous. Not only were the vehicles in demand by the rich Japanese, who drove almost daily to the temples to celebrate the.
In the discussion of tea-making that followed, our Japanese mentor explained to us that to the epicurean tea-drinkers of his country, boiling water was an abomination, as it scorched the leaves, drove out the fine fragrance in the first cloud of steam, and extracted the bitterness instead.
CHAPTER X THE JAPANESE THEATRE “Saturated with the refinements of an old civilization,” as Dr. Dresser says, and possessing all other arts in perfection, it is not surprising that the Japanese drama should be so well worthy of its people. The theatre has reached its present development slowly and with difficulty. Caste distinctions hindered its rise, actors ranking next the eta, or outcast …
Jinrikishas were scurrying hither and thither, and little bits of humanity, in the shape of small men, small women, small children, and small dogs and cats, were colliding and jostling against the many ramshackle vehicles in the road.
Besides signals, the complex environment of intersections will also affect traffic flows. For example, at an intersection with mixed modes for passengers, jinrikishas (a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger) and vehicles, the vehicles have to wait until all passengers and jinrikishas have crossed the street.
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Jinrikishas .— -Si.4-0 per day. Per hour: 25 cents first h(»ur,20 cents second hour. 118 n^IIE
