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Isabella Bird's 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan': An idyllic 'samurai house' in Nikko (Pt. 8)

Upon reaching Nikko on June 13, 1878, Isabella Bird and her party passed through the settlement of Hatsuishi and arrived at the celebrated Shinkyo Bri

  • Isabella Bird and party arrived at Shinkyo Bridge in Nikko on June 13, 1878.
  • Zenichiro Kanaya, inn proprietor, lived in a samurai residence.
  • Bird stayed at Kanaya Cottage Inn for 12 days, enjoying traditional Japanese architecture.

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