Rizal'S Second Travel

RIZAL’S
SECOND
TRAVEL
IN HONG KONG
•February 3,1888 - he left Manila
•Amoy, China on February 7, 1888
•He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8, 1888.
•During his stay in Hong Kong, Rizal wrote a letter to

Blumentritt, dated February 16, 1888 expressing his
bitterness.
•he stayed at Victoria Hotel.
• Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte

• Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte
• Jose Sainz de Varanda, who was a former secretary of

Governador General Terrera
VISIT IN MACAO
•February 18, 1888
•They stayed at the home of Don Juan Francisco Le Caros, a Filipino

gentleman married to a Portuguese lady.
•During his two-day sojourn in Macao, he visited the
theater, casino, cathedral, and churches, pagodas,
botanical garden and bazaars, he also saw the famous
Grotto of Carmens, Portugal’s national poet
•February 20, 1888,
DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG
•On February 22, 1888, Rizal left Hong Kong on board

the Oceanic, an American steamer.
•His next destination was in Japan.

ROMANTIC INTERLUDE IN JAPAN
RIZAL ARRIVES IN YOKOHAMA
•February 28, 1888, he arrived in Yokohama and

registered at Grand Hotel.
•he proceeded to Tokyo and took a room at Tokyo Hotel,

where he stayed from March 2-7.
•Juan Perez Caballero, secretary of the Spanish Legation.

•He accepted the invitation for two reasons: (1) he could
economize his living expenses by staying at the legation
and (2) he had nothing to hide from the prying eyes o the
Spanish authorities.
•March 7, 1888, he checked out of Tokyo Hotel and lived

at the Spanish Legation.
RIZAL’S IMPRESSION OF JAPAN
•Rizal was favorably impressed by Japan. He was a keen observer, taking copious
notes on the life, customs, and culture of the people.
•The things which favorably impressed Rizal in Japan were:
oThe beauty of the country – flowers, mountains, streams, and scenic

panoramas
oThe cleanliness, politeness and industry of the Japanese people
oThe picturesque dress and simple charm of Japanese women
oThere are very few thieves in Japan so that the houses remained open day
and night, and in the hotel room one could safely leave money on the table.
oBeggars were rarely seen in the city streets, unlike in Manila and other
cities.
•However, there is one thing which he did not like in Japan and that was the
popular mode of transportation by means of rickshaws drawn by men. His sensitive
soul recoiled at seeing human beings working like horses, pulling the carts called
rickshaws.
ROMANCE WITH O-SEI-SAN
•a few days after he had moved to the Spanish

Legation in the Azabu district of Tokyo, he saw
a pretty Japanese girl walking past the legation
gate.
•He made inquiries among the legation employees

and learned from one of them (a Japanese
gardener) that she was Seiko Usui, who lived in
her parents’ home and that she used to pass by the
legation during her daily afternoon walk.
•He waited at the legation gate and watched for the girl. As she
approached, he took off his hat and politely introduced himself, as was
the custom in Germany.
•Since that first meeting, Rizal and O-Sei-San, as Rizal called her, met
almost daily.
•Both found happiness in each other’s company, Rizal was then a lonely
physician of 27y.o., disillusioned by his frustrated romance with Leonor Rivera.
O-Sei-San was a lonely samurai’s daughter of 23 y.o. and had never yet
experienced the true love.
•He saw in lovely O-Sei-San the qualities of his ideal womanhood – beauty,
charm, modesty, and intelligence. No wonder, he fell deeply in love with her.
O-Sei-San reciprocated his affection.
•O-Sei-San’s beauty and affection almost tempted Rizal to settle down in

Japan. At the same time, he was offered a good job at the Spanish
Legation. If he were a man of lesser heroic mould, of lesser will power, he
would have lived permanently in Japan.
SAYONARA, JAPAN
•April 13, 1888, he boarded the Belgic, an English steamer at Yokohama,

bound for the United States.
•He left Japan with a heavy heart, for he knew that he would never again
see the beautiful country Japan and O-Sei-San. His sojourn in Japan was
one of the happiest interludes in his life.
RIZAL AND TETCHO
• Tetcho Suehiro – is a passenger that Rizal became friend also. He is a

fighting Japanese journalist, novelist, and champion of human rights,
who was forced by the Japanese government to leave the country, just as
Rizal was compelled to leave the Philippines by the Spanish authorities.
•Tetcho and Rizal were kindred spirits. Both were men of peace using
their trenchant pens as formidable weapons to fight for their people’s
welfare and happiness.
•During their intimate acquaintanceship of almost 8 months (April 13

– December 1, 1888) Tetcho came to admire Rizal whose patriotism
and magnificent talents greatly fascinated him and influenced him to
fortify his own crusade for human rights in his own country.
•December 1, 1888, after a last warm handshake and bidding each other
“goodbye” Rizal and Tetcho parted ways – never to meet again.
•Rizal remained in London to conduct historical researches on Mora at

the British Museum, while Tetcho returned to Japan.
•After the publication of his travel diary, Tetcho resigned his position as
edito of Tokyo newspaper, Choya and entered politics.
•In 1890 he was elected as member of the lower house of the First Imperial
Diet (Japanese parliament), where he carried in his fight for human rights.
•The following year (1891) he published a political novel titled Nankai-
no-Daiharan (Storm Over the South Sea) which resembles Rizal’s Noli
Me Tangere in plot.
•Three years later (1894) he published another novel entitled O-

unabara (The Big Ocean) which similar to El Filibusterismo.
•While still a member of the Imperial Diet, Tetcho died of heart attack
in Tokyo in February, 1896 (ten months before Rizal’s execution). He
was den 49 years old.

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RIZAL’S

•February 3,1888 - he left Manila

•Amoy, China on February 7, 1888

•He arrived in Hong Kong on February 8, 1888.

•During his stay in Hong Kong, Rizal wrote a letter to

•he stayed at Victoria Hotel.

• Jose Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio, and Manuel Yriarte

• Jose Sainz de Varanda, who was a former secretary of

•February 18, 1888

•They stayed at the home of Don Juan Francisco Le Caros, a Filipino

•February 20, 1888,

DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG

•On February 22, 1888, Rizal left Hong Kong on board

•His next destination was in Japan.

RIZAL ARRIVES IN YOKOHAMA

•February 28, 1888, he arrived in Yokohama and

•he proceeded to Tokyo and took a room at Tokyo Hotel,

•Juan Perez Caballero, secretary of the Spanish Legation.

•March 7, 1888, he checked out of Tokyo Hotel and lived

•The things which favorably impressed Rizal in Japan were:

oThe beauty of the country – flowers, mountains, streams, and scenic

oThe cleanliness, politeness and industry of the Japanese people

oThe picturesque dress and simple charm of Japanese women

•a few days after he had moved to the Spanish

•He made inquiries among the legation employees

•O-Sei-San’s beauty and affection almost tempted Rizal to settle down in

•April 13, 1888, he boarded the Belgic, an English steamer at Yokohama,

• Tetcho Suehiro – is a passenger that Rizal became friend also. He is a

•During their intimate acquaintanceship of almost 8 months (April 13

•Rizal remained in London to conduct historical researches on Mora at

•Three years later (1894) he published another novel entitled O-

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