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there being ninety-six station houses in the various parts of the city. We hazard the belief that there is no other city in the world in which the public peace and order are better kept, or in which the safety of the inhabitants is better secured.
The streets of Yedo are in general wide and spacious, and are kept well repaired. They are usually straight, and run between opposite cardinal points of the compass. Within the castle, the avenues, especially along the moats, were originally made for the spectacular displays of feudalism, and though the Daimios’ trains no longer glitter and impress the mind of spectators with scenic effect the wide avenues on which these glories of a bygone age were once displayed, still remain to adorn the great city which is the capital of new Japan.
