[ [9] Exchange in 1916; in 1921 the yen is worth 2s. 8d.
[ [10] The chapters in this section are based on notes of several visits paid to Aichi, which is in the middle of Japan, and agriculturally and socially one of the most interesting of the prefectures. It is three prefectures distant from Tokyo.
[ [11] Throughout this book an attempt has been made to preserve in translation something of the character of the Japanese phraseology.
[ [12] Cryptomeria japonica, or in Japanese, sugi, allied to the sequoia, yew and cypress.
[ [13] Miso, bean paste.
CHAPTER II
"GOOD PEOPLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY PRECAUTIOUS"
Je ne propose rien, je n'impose rien, j'expose.—De la liberté du travail
He had been through Tokyo University, but his hands were rough with the work of the rice fields. "I resent the fact that a farmer is considered to be socially inferior to a townsman," he said. "I am going to show that the income of a farmer who is diligent and skilful may equal that of a Minister of State. I also propose to build a fine house, not out of vanity, but in order to show that an honest farmer can do as well for himself as a townsman."