Kak’ke，byWilliamAnderson，F。R。C。S。TransactionsofEnglishAsiaticSocietyofJapan，January1878。
Ifailedtolearnwhattheliquorwaswhichwasdrunksofreely，butasnounseemlyeffectsfolloweditsuse，Ithinkitmusteitherhavebeenlightwine，orlightsake。
Iventuretopresentthisjournalletter，withafewomissions，justasitwaswritten，trustingthattheinterestwhichattachestoaboriginalracesandlittle-visitedregionswillcarrymyreadersthroughtheminutenessandmultiplicityofitsdetails。
Theuseofkeroseneinmattedwoodenhousesisanewcauseofconflagrations。Itisnotpossibletosayhowitoriginated，butjustbeforeChristmas1879afirebrokeoutinHakodate，whichinafewhoursdestroyed20streets，2500houses，theBritishConsulate，severalpublicbuildings，thenewnativeChristianchurch，andthechurchMissionHouse，leaving11，000peoplehomeless。
IwentoverthemwiththeAinosofaremotevillageonVolcanoBay，andfoundthedifferencesinpronunciationveryslight，exceptthatthedefinitenessofthesoundwhichIhaverepresentedbyTschwasmorestronglymarked。IafterwardswentoverthemwithMr。Dening，andwithMr。VonSieboldatTokiyo，whohavemadealargercollectionofwordsthanIhave，anditissatisfactorytofindthatwehaverepresentedthewordsinthemainbythesameletters，withthesingleexceptionthatusuallythesoundrepresentedbythembytheletterschIhavegivenasTsch，andIventuretothinkthatisthemostcorrectrendering。
Ihavenotbeenabletoobtainfromanybotanistthenameofthetreefromthebarkofwhichthethreadismade，butsupposeittobeaspeciesofTiliaceae。
YoshitsuneisthemostpopularheroofJapanesehistory，andthespecialfavouriteofboys。HewasthebrotherofYoritomo，whowasappointedbytheMikadoin1192Sei-iTaiShogun(barbarian-
subjugatinggreatgeneral)forhisvictories，andwasthefirstofthatseriesofgreatShogunswhomourEuropeannotionsdistortedinto“TemporalEmperors“ofJapan。Yoshitsune，towhomtherealhonourofthesevictoriesbelonged，becametheobjectofthejealousyandhatredofhisbrother，andwashuntedfromprovincetoprovince，till，accordingtopopularbelief，hecommittedhara-
kiri，afterkillinghiswifeandchildren，andhishead，preservedinsake，wassenttohisbrotheratKamakura。Scholars，however，arenotagreedastothemanner，period，orsceneofhisdeath。
ManybelievethatheescapedtoYezoandlivedamongtheAinosformanyyears，dyingamongthematthecloseofthetwelfthcentury。
NonebelievethismorefirmlythantheAinosthemselves，whoassertthathetaughttheirfatherstheartsofcivilisation，withlettersandnumbers，andgavethemrighteouslaws，andheisworshippedbymanyofthemunderanamewhichsignifiesMasteroftheLaw。I
havebeentoldbyoldmeninBiratori，Usu，andLebunge，thatalaterJapaneseconquerorcarriedawaythebooksinwhichtheartswerewritten，andthatsincehistimetheartsthemselveshavebeenlost，andtheAinoshavefallenintotheirpresentcondition！OnaskingwhytheAinosdonotmakevesselsofironandclayaswellasknivesandspears，theinvariableansweris，“TheJapanesetookawaythebooks。“
Thedutypaidbyjunksis4s。foreachtwenty-fivetons，byforeignshipsofforeignshapeandrig2poundsforeach100tons，andbysteamers3poundsforeach100tons。
ThefollowingveryinaccuratebutentertainingaccountofthisexpeditionwasgivenbytheYomi-uri-Shimbun，adailynewspaperwiththelargest，thoughnotthemostaristocratic，circulationinTokiyo，beingtakeninbytheservantsandtradespeople。ItisaliteraltranslationmadebyMr。Chamberlain。
“Thepersonmentionedinouryesterday’sissueas’anEnglishsubjectofthenameofBird’isaladyfromScotland，apartofEngland。Thisladyspendshertimeintravelling，leavingthisyearthetwoAmericancontinentsforapassingvisittotheSandwichIslands，andlandinginJapanearlyinthemonthofMay。
Shehastouredalloverthecountry，andevenmadeafivemonths’
stayintheHokkaido，investigatingthelocalcustomsandproductions。HerinspectionyesterdayofthecremationgroundatKirigayaisbelievedtohavebeenpromptedbyaknowledgeoftheadvantagesofthismethodofdisposingofthedead，andadesiretointroducethesameintoEngland(！)Onaccountofthislady’sbeingsolearnedastohavepublishedaquantityofbooks，HisExcellencytheGovernorwaspleasedtoseeheryesterday，andtoshowhergreatcivility，sendinghertoKirigayainhisowncarriage，amarkofattentionwhichissaidtohavepleasedtheladymuch(！)“
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