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Chapter 12
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February 28-April 13,1888
One of the happiest interludes in
the life of Rizal was his sojourn inthe Land of the Cherry Blossoms
for one month and a half.
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Tuesday,February 28,1888
He registered at the Grand Hotel
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March 2-7,1888He wrote to
professor
Blumentritt;
Tokyo is more
Extensive than Paris.
The walls are built in
cyclopean
manner.The strreets
are large and wide.
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Juan Perez Caballero
-Secretary of Spanish Legation.
Rizal, being an intelligent man, realizedthat the Spanish diplomatic authoritieswere instructed from Manila tomonitor his movement in Japan.
Two Reasons
1.He could economize his living expenses
by staying at the legation
2. He had nothing to hide from the pryingeyes of the Spanish authorities.
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On march 7, Rizal checked out of Tokyo
Hotel and lived at the Spanish Legation.
He and Perez Caballero bacame good
friends.
In a letter of Blumentritt ;
Rizal described the Spanish diplomat as
a young, fine, and excellent writer
and an able diplomat who had
traveled much.
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During his first day in Tokyo, Rizal wasembarrassed because he did not know the
Japanese language. He wrote to Blumentritt;
Here you have your friend , Rizal thewonder of the Japanese, who has the face
of Japanese but does not speak Japanese.On the streets, when I go shopping ,people look at me and ill-educated laughbecause I speak such a strange language.
In Tokyo very few people speak English ,but in Yokohama many speak it. Somebelieve I' am an Europeanized Japanesewho does not want to be taken as such.
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March 1888
-Rizal heard the Tokyo band playing aclassical work of Strauss. He taught:
How admirable was the rendition .I wonder
how these Japanese people haveassimilated the modern European music tothe extent of playing the beautiful musicalmasterpieces of the great European
composers as well.
Paisano, Taga saan po kayo?
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1. The beauty of the countryits flowers,
mountains, streams and scenicpanoramas.
2. The cleanliness, politeness, and industryof the Japanese people.
3. The picturesque dress and simple charmof the Japanese women.
4. There were very few thieves in Japan sothat the houses remained open day and
night, and in the hotel room one couldsafely leave money on the table.
5. Beggars were rarely seen in the citystreets, unlike in Manila and other cities.
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However, there is one thing he did not likein Japan , and that was the popular modeof transportation by means of rickshawsdrawn by men. He felt disgusted at theway a human being was employed like ahorse.
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Being a man with an
eye for feminine beauty,he was attracted by herlegal loveliness andcharm. He craved tomeet her.
Seiko Usui
-who lived in her
parents home and thatshe used to pass by thelegation during her daily
afternoon walk.
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O Sei San, a Japanese samurais
daughter taught Rizal the Japanese
art of painting known as su-mie. Shealso helped Rizal improve his
knowledge of Japanese language. If
Rizal was a man without a patrioticmission, he would have married this
lovely and intelligent woman and
lived a stable and happy life with her
in Japan because Spanish legation
there offered him a lucrative job.
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As everything on earth has to end,the beautiful romance between
Rizal and O-Sei-San inevitably came
to a dolorous ending. Sacrificing his
personal happiness, Rizal had to
carry on his libertarian mission in
Europe.
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Despite his sorrowing heart ,Rizalenjoyed the pleasant trans-Pacific
voyage to the US.
One day one of the children, a brightyoung boy asked Rizal:
Do you know, sir, a famous
man in Manila namedRichal? He wrote a novel,
Noli Me Tangere.
Yes ,hijo, I am Richal.
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Tetcho Suchiro
-a fighting Japanese journalist, novelistand champion of human rights, who wasforrced by the Japanese government toleave the country, just as Rizal wascompelled to leave the Philippines by theSpanish authorities.
On December 1,1888, after a last warmhandshake and bidding each othergoodbye, Rizal and Tetcho parted waysNever to meet again. Rizal remained inLondon to conduct historical researcheson Mora at the British museum, whileTetcho returned to Japan.
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