ITINERARY OF THE COUNTRY
TRAVERSED,
BETWEEN THE 3rd AUGUST AND
THE 8th SEPTEMBER.
BY
Captain Descharmes, Chasseurs d’Afrique.
Read before the Asiatic Society of Japan, on the
13th January, 1875.
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My principal objects in this journey were to travel northward in the direction of Lake Inawashiro; thence to pass through the province of Aidzu; to reach Niigata by the course of the river which flows from Lake Inawashiro; and to descend the West coast southwards to a point favourable for reaching Fusiyama through the mountainous province of Shinano to Kofu, and from Fusiyama to reach Tokio by one of the well-known roads.
The 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th days were dedicated to Nikko, the itinerary and features of which are well known.
From the 10th the itinerary may offer some interest to those who may wish to visit less frequented parts of the country.
10th August.—From Nikko to Imaichi—a well-known road. From Imaichi the path tends northward towards Owatari (2 ri) through a picturesque country. The river Daiyagawa (the torrent of Nikko) is passed, afterwards that of Kinagawa, which is much ravined,
