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When the castle of Edo wasbuilt in Tokugawa days--seventeenth century--each daimyo had tocontribute aid (otetsudai), after the Ashikaga custom. o the Emperour'smynd to make a conquest of the Manillas, and drive those small crewof Spaniards from thence. This baron appears to have been sincere in his adoption of theforeign religion. Izanami; Chinese origin of storyPeach Hill, Momoyama, Hideyoshi's palace Peerage, Japanese, Seishi-roku (814 A.

--on account ofrailways, an investment which yields a net return of about three anda half millions sterling--$17,000,000--annually. Against such a league it was difficult to operatesuccessfully. These he gave to theworld, calling the collection Hyakunin-isshu, and succeedinggenerations endorsed his choice so that the book remains a classic tothis day. His stay in Japan had lastedtwenty-seven months, and in that interval he and his comrades had wonsome 760 converts.