Only a generation ago their fathers were samurai, followers of some great Prince, a Daimio, and members of his clan.
"Peeps at Many Lands: Japan"
John Finnemore
There are represented the old wars, the old feuds, the struggle of Daimio against Daimio-in short, the history of old Japan.
"Peeps at Many Lands: Japan"
John Finnemore
The two-sworded Daimio calls for it in the tea-gardens of Yokohama, and the New Yorker, when not rinsing his stomach by libations of iced-water, imbibes it freely at Delmonico's.
"Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines"
Henry Vizetelly