Sulko, Empress, 260, 261.
Suinin, Emperor, abolishes the "human hedge", 38.
Sun, daily greeting to the, 135-136.
Sun-goddess, worship of, 109-110, 116-117; acknowledged by
Buddhism, 190; offerings of first fruits to, by Emperor, 245 n.
Surgeons, efficiency of Japanese, 441.
Sword-making, most sacred of crafts, 125, 154, 245-246.
Swords, wearing of, prohibited, 376.
Tables, mortuary, 42-43; Buddhist mortuary (ihai), 201.
Taira, rise and fall of the, 266-267.
Taishi, Shotoku, proclamation of, regarding politeness, 359-360.