Rizal arrived in Japan in February 1888 and stayed in hotels and at the Spanish Legation for around a month. He was impressed by Japan's natural beauty, cleanliness, and polite people. Rizal was disgusted seeing Japanese men pulling rickshaws. He developed a romance with a woman named O-Sei-San after meeting her near the legation. Rizal was tempted to stay in Japan but felt he had duties to his home country so he eventually left, expressing his love for O-Sei-San in his diary.

1. RIZAL IN
JAPAN
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2. Rizal in Japan
 Rizal arrived in Japan on February 28,
1888
 Stayed at Tokyo Hotel for a few days.
Later on he stayed at the Spanish
Legation for almost a month.
 Learned Niponggo or the Japanese
Language

3. Some of Rizal’s favorable impression of Japan
 The scenic beauty of the country;
 The cleanliness, politeness, and industry of the people;
 The picturesque dress and simple charm of the Japanese women;
 The existence of few thieves in Japan and
 The beggars rarely seen in the streets of the city.

4. Rizal was disgusted seeing
Japanese men pulling the kuruma

5. Romance with O-Sei-San
 Rizal saw her walking near the gate of legation
 He learned from the gardener of the legation that the beautiful
lady was Seiko Usui or called by her friend O-Sei-San
 The friendship established between Rizal and Seiko developed
into loved affair
 To Seiko, Rizal was a man of versatile talents, a man of
gallantry, a man of dignity and a man of courtesy.

6. Romance with O-Sei-San
 Rizal became tempted to stay for good in Japan.
 Nevertheless, Rizal felt that he had other duties to fulfill for his
country. So he left in Japan.
 His love for O-sei-san can be glanced from the diary he wrote.