March 7

Rizal checked out of Tokyo Hotel and lived

at the Spanish Legation

Rizal and Perez Caballero

• “young , fine, and excellent writer “

• “an able diplomat who had traveled much”

Rizal’s first day in Rizal’s first day in Tokyo was Tokyo was embarrassed because:embarrassed because:

•he did not know the Japanese language•he looked like Japanese but could not talk

To avoid further embarrassment:

• study Japanese language• studied Japanese drama (kabuki),

arts, music and Judo (Japanese art of self defense)

• browsed in the museums, libraries, art and galleries and shrines

• visited Meguro, Nikko, Hakone, Miyanoshita, and charming villages of Japan

RIZAL AND THE TOKYO MUSICIANS• One Cool Afternoon In March 1888, Rizal heard the Tokyo band playing classical work of Strauss

• Stop and listen in rapt attention• He thought: “how admirable was the

rendition. I wonder how this Japanese people have assimilated the modern European music to the extent of playing the beautiful musical masterpieces of the great European composers so well!”

• To Rizal’s amazement, they were talking in tagalog

• He approached them, inquiring in Tagalog: “Paisano, taga saan po kayo?”

RIZAL’S IMPRESSION OF

JAPAN1.The beauty of the country2.The cleanliness, politeness, and

industry of the Japanese people3.The picturesque dress and simple

charm of the Japanese women4.There were very few thieves in Japan5.Beggars were rarely seen in the city

streets

Things which favorably impressed Rizal in Japan:

Thing which he did not like:

1.Rickshaw- human beings working like horses, pulling the cart

ROMANCE WITH ROMANCE WITH O-SEI-SANO-SEI-SAN

•a few days after Rizal moved to the Spanish Legation in the Azabu District of Tokyo, he saw a pretty Japanese girl walking past the legation gate

Seiko Usui- lived in her parent’s home and she used to pass by the legation during her daily afternoon walk

2 languages

1. French2. English

Rizal and O-Sei-San visited:•Imperial Art Gallery•Imperial Library•Universities•Shokubutsu-en (Botanical Garden)•City park (particularly Hibiya Park)•Picturesque shrine

Rizal’s ideal woman:

•Beauty•Charm

•Modesty•Intelligent

O-Sei-San’s heart palpitated with joys to see a man of gallantry, dignity, courtesy and versatile talents helped Rizal in many ways.

More than a sweetheart, she was his:

•Guide – Guided in observing the shrines and villages around Tokyo

•Interpreter – interpreted the Kabuki plays and the quaint customs and mores of the

Japanese people•Tutor – improve his knowledge of Nippongo

and Japanese history

April 13, 1888SAYONARA, JAPAN

Rizal boarded the Belgic, an

English streamer at Yokohama, bound at the

United States

O-SEI-SAN AFTER RIZAL’S DEPARTURE

•Mourned for a long time the last of her lover become resigned to her faith cherishing unto death the nostalgic memories of her romance with Rizal

1887•Years after Rizal’s execution, O-sei-san got married.

MR. ALFREDCHARLTON

•O-sei-san’s husband

•British Teacher of Chemistry of the Peers’ School in

Tokyo•Died on

November 2, 1915

•Daughter of O-sei-san and Charlton

•Got married to Yoshiharu Takiguchi (Son of Japanese senator)YURI

KO

* Mrs. Charlton, as a widowed, lived in a comfortable home in Shinjuko District, Tokyo. She survived World War II.

1944US Bombing of Tokyo

May 1, 1947•O-sei-san died at the age of 80, buried at her husband’s tomb at Zoshigawa Cemetary. •A Japanese inscription on their tomb reads as follows;“Alfred Charlton, 5th order of merit, and wife Seiko”