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THE BOY TRAVELLERS.
from the sun. Mother and
daughter were richly at-
tired, and their heads were
covered with shawls heavily
embroidered. Wed-
dings in Japan do not take
place in the temples, as
might naturally be ex-
pected, but a part of the
ceremonial is performed
at the house of the bride,
and the remainder at that
of the bridegroom. After
the wedding the bride ac-
companies her mother to
the temple to say her
prayers for a happ}* life,
and this was the occasion
which our j'ouug adven-
turers happened to wit-
ness.
There are many other
temples in Tokio besides
Asakusa, and the stranger
who wishes to devote his time to the study of Japanese temples can have
ills wishes gratified to the fullest degree. After our party had iiuished
the sights of Asakusa, they went to another quarter where they spent
an hour among temples that were less popular, though more elegant,
than those of the locality we have just described. The beauty of the
architecture and the general elegance of the interior of the structures cap-
tivated them, and they unhesitatingly pronounced the religious edifices of
Japan the finest they had ever seen.
Tliey were liungiy, and the Doctor suggested Uyeno. The boys did
not know what Fyeno was, but concluded they would like some. Fred
asked if it was really good.
The Doctor told them that Uyeno was excellent, and Frank asked how
it was prepared. He was somewhat taken aback when he leaiaied that
Uyeno was not an article of food, but a jAnce where food was to be ob-
tained.
A a\i:dding fai:ty.
Tliey went there and found a pretty park on a hill that overlooked