Lexicographical Neighbors of Kagos
Literary usage of Kagos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions: With the Narrative of a Visit by Edward James Reed (1880)
"... 4000 feet long—A windy day in the hills—kagos, or mountain chairs— Swiss-like
scenery—A scene for artists—A tunnel through a mountain ..."
2. The New Far West and the Old Far East: Being Notes of a Tour in North by William Henry Barneby (1889)
"A third man accompanied each of these kagos as a relay. ... As we were all active
men, we did not wish to use the kagos as much as perhaps we ought to have ..."
3. Journeys Among the Gentle Japs in the Summer of 1895: With a Special Chapter by Joseph Llewelyn Thomas (1897)
"Coolies were met at frequent intervals returning from Arima with their empty kagos.
A journey of less than an hour down the other side brought me to the ..."
4. Jinrikisha Days in Japan by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (1900)
"From that point the soil is sacred, although horses and kagos are allowed to go
a mile ... In the mat-shed the kagos were stored for a two days' rest, ..."
5. Japan: Its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufactures by Christopher Dresser (1882)
"We here have tiffin while the kagos are being prepared ; but after an hour's
delay we are told to go four or five miles farther and then get them, ..."
6. Life and Light for Woman by Woman's Board of Missions (1889)
"It was Saturday, and no kagos* were in for the Hakone Pass. Our landlord said
possibly some might come in ; but unless we could start off at o'nce we could ..."
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