CONTENTS

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[THE JAPANESE SPRING][3]
[EARLY SUMMER IN JAPAN][45]
[THE TIME OF THE LOTUS][81]
[FUJISAN][119]
[SOME WANDERINGS IN JAPAN][153]
[AUTUMN IN JAPAN][193]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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[IN KASUGA PARK, NARA—AN OLD CRYPTOMERIA][Frontispiece]
[DEDICATION][vii]
[CHERRY-BLOSSOM BADGE, YOSHINO][2]
[IN THE INLAND SEA][4]
[HILLS NEAR KŌBE, FROM SUWA-YAMA][5]
[EARLY PLUM BLOSSOMS, OKAMOTO, NEAR KŌBE][7]
[THE TORII OF KASUGA TEMPLE, NARA][11]
[OLD WISTARIA IN KASUGA PARK, NARA][13]
[THE PAGODA OF KOBŪKUJI, NARA][14]
[CHERRY-TREE AND LANTERNS, NI-GWATSU-DŌ, NARA][15]
[THE WELL OF SANKATCHU, NARA][17]
[CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN THE RAIN, NARA][19]
[SARA-HIKI-SAKA, NEAR YOSHINO—LATER CHERRIES][21]
[CHERRY AND LATE PLUM, TEMA-CHO, NEAR NARA][23]
[A BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT YOSHINO—DOUBLE-FLOWERED CHERRY
AND MAGNOLIA]
[27]
[CROSSING THE FERRY AT MUDA, ON THE YOSHINO-GAWA][30]
[MI KOMORI JINJA, A SHINTO TEMPLE NEAR YOSHINO][31]
[THE STREET, HASE][34]
[ANDROMEDA BUSHES IN KASUGA PARK, NARA][35]
[WHITE WISTARIA, HASE-DERA][37]
[A TALL WISTARIA, KASUGA PARK, NARA][39]
[NOTES AT MUDA][41]
[BADGE OF THE KIKU-SUI-YA][42]
[IRIS JAPONICA][44]
[CARRYING HOME TEA LEAVES, NEAR UJI][46]
[A PLANTATION COVERED WITH MATTING NEAR UJI][47]
[POND IN THE GARDEN OF RAKU-RAKU-TEI, HIKONE][49]
[THE CASTLE AT HIKONE][51]
[THE CASTLE AT NAGOYA, FIELD OF IRIS IN THE FOREGROUND][52]
[AN OLD CASTLE MOAT, AKASHI, NEAR KŌBE][53]
[FIELDS NEAR LAKE BIWA][55]
[O KAZU SAN][57]
[PREPARING THE RICE-FIELDS][59]
[MY ROOMS AT TENNENJI][60]
[BUDDHA AND HIS DISCIPLES, TENNENJI][61]
[HIKONE AND LAKE BIWA, FROM THE HILLS BEHIND TENNENJI][64]
[AZALEAS ON THE ROCKS, TENNENJI][65]
[THE POEM][67]
[WHITE AZALEA BUSH, RAKU-RAKU-TEI, HIKONE][69]
[THE BAMBOO GROVE, TENNENJI][71]
[SUNSET OVER LAKE BIWA, FROM TENNENJI][75]
[PLANTING RICE][77]
[A SPRING FLOWER—JIRO-BO][78]
[PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM, “KIKYO”][80]
[AURATUM LILIES AND BOCCONIA ON THE HILLS NEAR NIKKO][82]
[A FIELD OF LILIES, OFUNA, NEAR KAMAKURA][83]
[SEVEN BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF LATE SUMMER][85]
[HYDRANGEA BUSH, TOTSUKA, NEAR YOKOHAMA][87]
[UNDER THE CRYPTOMERIAS AT NIKKO][89]
[A LITTLE TEMPLE AT NIKKO][91]
[KIRIFURI, NEAR NIKKO][93]
[THE MOOR NEAR YUMOTO][94]
[A WET DAY AT CHŪZENJI][95]
[THE FOOT OF NANTAI-ZAN][97]
[THE MOAT OF BENTEN-SHIBA][99]
[SPECTATORS][104]
[THE LAST TEA LEAVES—COTTAGE NEAR YOKOHAMA][105]
[LOTUS-PONDS AT KAMAKURA][107]
[LOTUS-PATCH AMONG THE RICE-FIELDS, KAWASAKI, TŌKYŌ][109]
[A TEA-HOUSE AT KAMAKURA][110]
[YORITOMO’S WILLOWS AND HIS SHRINE][111]
[JAPANESE WRESTLERS][113]
[LESPEDEZA “HAGI”][115]
[THE HEART-LEAVED LILY][116]
[CAMPANULAS ON FUJI][118]
[GOING UP IN THE MIST][121]
[A CLOUDY EVENING, FROM THE SANDS OF TAGO-NO-URA][123]
[FUJI FROM THE ABEKAWA, AND THE TOKAIDO BRIDGE][124]
[ON THE NORTHERN SLOPE OF FUJI—GRASS-CUTTERS RETURNING][126]
[THE SECOND SHELTER IN THE GOTAMBA PATH][128]
[FUJI WITH ITS CAP ON][130]
[FUJI FROM THE KAWAGUCHI LAKE][131]
[FROM THE TOP OF FUJI, LOOKING NORTH][133]
[THE GREAT PALM AT RYUGEJI, FUJI IN THE DISTANCE][135]
[THE CRATER OF FUJI][136]
[AN OLD RED PINE AT YOSHIDA][139]
[NAKA-NO-CHAYA, ON THE NORTHERN SLOPE][143]
[THE RED-PINE GROVE AT YOSHIDA][145]
[FUJI OVER THE RICE-FIELDS OF SUZUKAWA][146]
[THE FLOWERY MOORLAND][147]
[TAIL-PIECE][150]
[TRICYRTIS HIRTA, ATAMI][152]
[TAGO-NO-URA][155]
[COTTAGES AT NEMBA][156]
[LAKE SUWA AND THE NAKASENDO MOUNTAINS, FROM KAMI-NO-SUWA][159]
[TOURISTS AT A WATERFALL][163]
[NIEGAWA, ON THE NAKASENDO][165]
[A LITTLE SHINTO SHRINE, NEAR THE NAKASENDO][166]
[A BOAT-MENDER BY THE TENRYUGAWA][167]
[BANANA-TREES AT ATAMI][171]
[THE FERRY AT TOKIMATA][173]
[ON THE TENRYUGAWA][174]
[THE VILLAGE STREET, ATAMI—VRIES ISLAND IN THE DISTANCE][175]
[ON THE TENRYUGAWA, NEAR KAJIMA][177]
[AUTUMN-GRASS (SUZUKI)][179]
[A RUSTIC BRIDGE AT DOGASHIMA, NEAR MIYA-NO-SHITA][183]
[AVENUES OF TORII IN FRONT OF AN INARI TEMPLE, NEAR SHIMIZU][185]
[JIZŌ SAMA, NEAR HAKONE][187]
[TAIL-PIECE][190]
[THE AUTUMN LILY][192]
[FIELDS NEAR HAMAMATSU][194]
[THE EDGE OF THE TOKAIDO, NEAR HAMAMATSU][195]
[THE ISLAND OF AWAJI, FROM MAIKO][198]
[ON THE SHORE NEAR MAIKO, THE STRAIT OF AKASHI TO THE RIGHT][199]
[LILIES BY THE SHORE, SUMA][200]
[A GRAVEYARD AT SUMA][201]
[HILLS BEHIND KŌBE][202]
[A BAMBOO-YARD AT MAIBARA][203]
[BLUE WATER-WEED][204]
[THE TRAVELLING THEATRE AT MAIBARA][205]
[LAUNCHING A BOAT][208]
[LAKE BIWA WITH FLOODED RICE-FIELDS, NEAR MAIBARA][209]
[ONE OF THE “YAMA” AT THE NAGAHAMA MATSURI][213]
[SOME HATS AT THE NAGAHAMA MATSURI][214]
[THE TEMPLE GARDEN, SEIGWANJI][215]
[MINIATURE PAGODA IN THE TEMPLE GARDEN, SEIGWANJI][217]
[A CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW AT YOKOHAMA][219]
[THE ARSENAL GARDEN, KOISHIKAWA, TŌKYŌ][223]
[TAIL-PIECE][225]
[LYCHNIS GRANDIFLORA, MISAKA-TOGE][226]

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