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| 3rd day, From Honjô to Minokura (or Sannokura) 12 ri 20 chô |  |
ri | chô | |
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From Honjô to Simmachi | 2 | 0 | |
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From Honjô„ to„ Kuraganu | 1 | 18 | |
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From Honjô„ to„ Taksaki | 1 | 19 | |
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From Honjô„ to„ Kameyama | 4 | 0 | |
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From Honjô„ to„ Sannokura | 3 | 18 |
Grand halt at Takasaki (very bad water). Sleep at Sannokura.
| 3rd August Temperature: | Shimmachi | 5.30 | a.m. | 25° | 5 |
| Takasaki | 8.00 | a.m. | 25° | 5 | |
| Sannokura | 7.00 | p.m. | 28° |
Fine. Gentle breeze. Storm in the evening at Sannokura. Water at Sannokura 15°.
| 4th day, From Sannokura to Sugao 712 ri. | |
Mountain path, practicable for horse, or foot or in kago. | ||
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ri | chô | ||
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From Sannokura to Oto | 4 | 13 | |
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From „Sannokura to„ Sugao | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th August Temperature: | Sugao | 12.00 | 28° | ||
| Sugao„ | 7.00 | p.m. | 27° | 3 |
Fine. Water (at Sugao) 14°.
| 5th day, From Sugao to Kusatsu 6 to 7 ri ? | |
ri | chô | |
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Sugao to Naganohara | 4 | 0 | |
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Sugao to„ Kusatsu | 3 | 0 |
| 5th August Temperature: | Sugao | 4.30 | a.m. | 23° | 5 |
| Kusatsu | 12.00 | 23° |
General observations.
The total distance is from 46 to 47 ri. The general direction is N. W. in relation to Yedo which renders the route disagreeable in summer, as no advantage is gained from the S. W. breeze, and the traveller has the setting sun before his eyes during the whole of the afternoon journey. From Yedo to Shimmachi, the road is in general monotonous, traversing a vast plain slightly undulating, rich in cereals, and where the mulberry is much cultivated for the purpose of silk-worm rearing. This plain, especially as you approach Honjô, vividly recalls those of Lombardy by the character of its cultivation, the number of rapid streams which line the route, and the peaks
