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TOKYO-YOKOHAMA
THOMPSON, A. G. CATON, 9, Minami Oda- TOKYO KAIJO HOKEN KWAISHA (Tokyo
waracho
TOKYO CHIGAKU KYOKWAI (Tokyo Geogra-
phical Society), 19, Nishi Konyacho
President H.I.H. Prince Kitashira-
kawa Yoshihisa
Vice-President-Viscount T. Enomoto -Marquis N. Nabeshima
Do.
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TOKYO CLUB, Rokumeikwan, Uchi Yama-
shitacho
President--H.I.H. Prince Kitashira-
kawa Yoshihisa
Vice-President-Prince Konoye
Do. --H. W. Denison
Hon. Secty. and Treas.-T. B. Glover
Marine Insurance Co.), 44, Minami, Kayabacho, Nihon Bashiku
TOKYO SHOGYO KWAIGISHO (Tokyo Cham- ber of Commerce), 11, Kobikicho, Itchome, Kiobashi-ku
Chairman-S. Shibusawa Vice-Chairmen—S. Oku, T. Oye
G. Hagiwara, secretary
TSUKIJI DISPENSARY, 18, Akashicho Tsukiji
A. W. Thompson
| WHITNEY, Dr. W. NORTON, 3, U.S. Legation,
Yenokizaka-machi, Akasaka
YOKOHAMA
Yokohama is the principal Treaty port of Japan, and was opened to foreign trade in July, 1859. It is situated on the Bay of Yokohama, a small bay on the western side of the Gulf of Yedo, in lat. 35 deg. 26 min. 11 sec. N., and long. 139 deg. 39 min. 20 sec., in the island of Honshiu, and is distant about eighteen miles from the capital, with which it is connected by a line of railway. The settlement stands on what was originally a swamp, and-the town having sprung up from a poor fishing village only since the site was selected for a treaty port instead of the little town of Kanagawa-possesses few attractions for the visitor. The scenery around, however, is hilly and pleasing, and on clear days the snow-crowned summit and graceful outlines of Fuji-san, a volcanic mountain 12,370 feet high-celebrated in Japanese literature and depicted on innu- merable native works of art- is most distinctly visible, though some seventy-five miles distant. Yokohama is compactly built of low houses with tiled roofs. The town is divided into two nearly equal parts, the western half being occupied by the foreign Bettlement. Beyond the plain on which the town is built rises a sort of semicircle of low hills called "The Bluff," a special concession made to foreigners subsequent to the founding of the Settlement, which is now thickly dotted with handsome foreign villas and dwelling-houses in various styles of architecture, all standing in pretty gardens. From these dwellings charming prospects are obtainable. The Bluff is about 150 feet higher than the Settlement, and is much more salubrious. Along the water-front of the foreign settlement runs a good road called the Bund, on which, facing the water, stand many of the principal houses and hotels and the United Club. The streets in the foreign settlement are fairly paved, kerbed, and drained. There are Anglican, French Catholic, Union Protestant, and native Mission Churches in the settlement. A fine Cricket and Recreation Ground exists in the Settlement, and there are well laid out Public Gardens on the Bluff. There is a fairly good Race Course situated about two miles from the Settlement. A good Boating Club also exists, which has provided facilities for deep sea bathing. The Public Hall, containing a theatre and assembly rooms, neatly built of brick, is situated at the top of Camp Hill, and was opened in 1885. The chief public buildings in the native town are the Kencho, opposite the British Consulate, the Town Hall, which has a clock tower, and the Custom House. The Railway Station is also a creditable structure, being a well designed and commodious terminus. The town is now in the enjoyment of an excellent water supply, large Waterworks having been completed in 1887. The harbour is much exposed, but two breakwaters, of an aggregate length of 12,000 feet, have been built and are so projected as to practically enclose the whole of the anchorage, leaving an entrance 650 feet wide between their extremities. A pier 2,000 feet long at which vessels may load or discharge is also included in the scheme. A graving dock will probably be constructed by private enterprise. Yokohama is well supplied with hotels. There are four English daily papers published in the port, namely, the Japan Gazette, Japan Herald, Japan Daily Mail, and Japan Daily Advertiser; the Mail and Gazette also issue weekly editions.
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