Word: gumyoji
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After twelve days the Bishop was taken to modern Gumyoji prison in suburban Yokohama. There he found other Britons and Americans, somewhat better food, and a cell which had a bed, toilet and washstand with running, drinkable water...
...Gumyoji, as in every Japanese prison, there was a Buddhist priest of the Hongwanji sect - in charge of the library, observer of prisoners' behavior and recommender of shortened sentences. These priests also conduct Sunday services in which they sing hymns to tunes taken from the English hymnal, words altered to fit Buddhist doctrine ("Buddha loves me"). The priests exert a powerful influence and beatings never occur until after they have gone for the night...
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