ABSTRACT
People who wish to be spared all trouble join one of Cook’s or Raymond’s parties, which go usually in the spring and fall, mostly in round-the-world tours, giving about a mouth to Japan; or engage a guide on arriving, who will act as courier and plan everything if desired. At the northern end a line of steamers connects across in eight hours to Hakodate and the Hokkaido lines, all well patronized, for the Japanese are indefatigable travelers. The railroad tickets are printed both in English and Japanese, and must be shown at the gate, as well as when baggage is checked. Except the Hokkaido line, which is on the American plan, Japanese railroads are built and run on the English system, except that many carriages are not divided into compartments, but have long seats down the sides and across the ends.
