The Archive · 1930

Tokyo Arisen from Its Ashes

Emperor to Drive Through Capital on Completion of Rebuilding Since the Earthquake From Ovr OWN

Tokyo, Feb, Her Majesty the Empress:

For the second time in the hisry of Japan, a Ruler' will appear Thelp Lune-wet sides the sun glints Imperial, procession on the Like flashes off some deity's swords Ginza, Tokyo's "Great White Way"

At-morn or noon or eve or night—" ind shopping district, the onl 'They "Meep' their pests our land to ious occasion being wher The Downger-Empress: Jesty, soon. after his offi The tides break on their roa tion, drove down this por ties their told, broad gion by way of "honouring the Unceasingly, by night and day: citizens of the capital. It will not But calm and dogged and serene Be a procession of State compar-They answer beek in jewelled spray. able to those which took place du-'A Nasty Tea-Cup Storm ing the Enthronement ceremonies Jast year, but it will nevertheless A storm in a tea-cup, leaving be-dave sufficient trappings of royalty ind a nasty taste and odour, has to make it quite impressive and broken out in the English-language Jong to be remembered, press of Japan as the result of certain American missionaries in th's The occasion will be the official country sending a cable to. the State conclusion of the reconstruction of Department and to the Washington Tokyo, March 26 marking its finish Chamber of Commerce objecting to Elaborate precautions will be taken geisha,' invited by the Washington against accident and those who will Chamber of Commerce to stage privileged to be admitted to the Imperial route will have to" wear typical dances of Japan glong the Potomac when the cherry trees special badges. pare (present from "Japan Say all over the city. and' at' tx, His Majesty will drive practical-tothe United States. The mission: merica) bloom in the Spring, gain:

special observation stands, one on ary cable insisted that all geisha the top of the Kudan Hill Wwhero is are prostitutes and should never be Jocated the Yasukini Jinja, in which allowed to set foot on any. part the soldiers and sailors of Japan of Uncle Sam's territory and cer are commemorated; and at another tainly not on the continental United. in. Uyeno Park, also a splendidly-

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