THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
CONTENTS
Volume II
| [CHAPTER XXXII] | ||
| Page | ||
| Post-Houses—Imperial Messengers—Inns—Houses—TheirFurniture and Interior Arrangements—Bathing and SweatingHouse—Gardens—Refreshment Houses—What they Provide—Tea | 1 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII] | ||
| Number of People on the Road—Princely Retinues—Pilgrims toIse—Junrei Pilgrims—Naked Devotees—Religious Beggars—BeggingOrder of Nuns—Yamabushi, or Mountain Priests—BuddhistBeggars—Singular Bell-Chiming—Huckstersand Peddlers—Courtesans | 15 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV] | ||
| Departure from Nagasaki—Train of the Dutch—The Day’sJourney—Treatment of the Dutch—Respect shown them inthe Island of Shimo—Care with which they are watched—Innsat which they lodge—Their Reception and Treatmentthere—Politeness of the Japanese—Lucky and UnluckyDays—Seimei, the Astrologer | 31 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXV] | ||
| From Nagasaki to Kokura—Shimonoseki—Water Journey toŌsaka—Description of that City—Its Castle—Interviewwith the Governors—From Ōsaka to Miyako—Jodo and itsCastle—Fushimi—Entrance into Miyako—Visit to the ChiefJustice and the Governors—Description of Miyako—Palaceof the Dairi—Castle—Manufactures and Trade—Authorityof the Chief Justice—Police—Crimes | 45 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI] | ||
| Lake Ōtsu—Mount Hiei[zan]—Japanese Legends—A Japanese | ||
| Patent Medicine—Kwannon—Miya—Arai—Policy of theEmperors—Kakegawa—A Town on Fire—Suruga—Kunō—Passageof a Rapid River—Fuji-no-yama, or Mount Fuji—Crossingthe Peninsula of Izu—Second Searching Place—PurgatoryLake—Odawara—Coast of the Bay of Yedo—ALive Saint—Kanagawa—Shinagawa—Yedo—ImperialCastles and Palace | 67 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXVII] | ||
| Personages to be visited—Visit to the Emperor—First Audience—SecondAudience—Visit to the Houses of the Councillors—Visitsto the Governors of Yedo and the Temple Lords—Visitto the Houses of the Governors of Nagasaki—Audience ofLeave—Return—Visits to Temples in the Vicinity of Miyako—A. D.1691-1692 | 85 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXVIII] | ||
| Further Decline of the Dutch Trade—Degradation of theJapanese Coins—The Dutch threaten to withdraw from Japan—Restrictionson the Chinese Trade—Probable Cause of thePolicy adopted by the Japanese—Drain of the Precious Metals—NewBasis upon which Future Trade must be arranged | 109 | |
| [CHAPTER XXXIX] | ||
| Thunberg’s Visit to Japan—Searches and Examinations—Smuggling—Interpreters—Deshima—Importsand Exports—Unicorn’sHorn and Ginseng—Soy—The Dutch at Deshima—JapaneseMistresses—Japanese Women—Studying theLanguage—Botanizing—Clocks—New Year’s Day—Tramplingon Images—Departure for Yedo—Journey throughthe Island of Shimo—Japanese Houses and Furniture—Manufactureof Paper—Practice of Bathing—Shimonoseki—Voyageto Ōsaka—Children—From Ōsaka to Miyako—Agriculture—Animals—A. D.1775-1776 | 114 | |
| [CHAPTER XL] | ||
| Japanese Merchants—Journey from Miyako to Yedo—Botany ofthe Mountains—Rainy Weather—Coverings for the Head andFeet—Yedo—Astronomers and Physicians—Acupuncture—Moxa[Mogusa]—Other Japanese Remedies—Method ofwearing the Hair—Visits to the Emperor and his Chief Officers—JapaneseDress—Books and Maps—Succession of Emperors—Departurefrom Yedo—Gnats—Fire-Flies—Threshing—Vegetablesand Fruits—Condition of the Japanese Farmer—CastingCopper—Actors and Dancers—Thunberg’s Opinion ofthe Japanese—A. D. 1775-1776 | 139 | |
| [CHAPTER XLI] | ||
| Isaac Titsingh—His Residence in Japan—Translations from theJapanese—Annals of the Dairi—Memoirs of the Shōgun—LiberalIdeas in Japan—Marriage Ceremonies—Funeral Ceremonies—Mourning—Feastof Lanterns—A. D. 1779-1791 | 163 | |
| [CHAPTER XLII] | ||
| Exploration of the Northern Japanese Seas—First Russian Missionto Japan—Professorship of Japanese at Irkutsk—New Restrictions | ||
| on the Dutch—Embarrassments growing out of the Warof the French Revolution—American Flag at Nagasaki—CaptainStewart—Ingenuity of a Japanese Fisherman—HeerDoeff, Director at Deshima—Suspicious Proceedings of CaptainStewart—Russian Embassy—Klaproth’s Knowledge of Japanese—Doeff’sFirst Journey to Yedo—Dutch Trade in 1804 and1806—An American Ship at Nagasaki—The British Frigate“Phaeton—No Ships from Batavia—The Dutch on ShortAllowance—English Ships from Batavia—Communicationagain suspended—Dutch and Japanese Dictionary—Childrenat the Factory—A. D. 1792-1817 | 190 | |
| [CHAPTER XLIII] | ||
| Golownin’s Capture and Imprisonment—Conveyance to Hakodate—Receptionand Imprisonment—Interpreters—Interviews withthe Governor—Removal to Matsumae—A Pupil in Russian—AJapanese Astronomer—Escape and Recapture—Treatmentafterwards—Savants from Yedo—Japanese Science—EuropeanNews—A Japanese Free-Thinker—Soldiers—TheirAmusements—Thoughts on a Wedding—Domestic Arrangements—NewYear—Return of the “Diana”—Reprisals—AJapanese Merchant and his Female Friend—Second Return ofthe “Diana”—Third Return of the “Diana”—Interview onShore—Surrender of the Prisoners—Japanese Notification—TheMerchant at Home—The Merchant Class in Japan—A. D.1811-1813 | 212 | |
| [CHAPTER XLIV] | ||
| Renewal of the Dutch Trade—Captain Gordon in the Bay of Yedo—Fisscher—Meylan—Siebold—BritishMutineers—Voyageof the “Morrison”—Japanese Edict—The “Saramang” atNagasaki—The “Mercator” in the Bay of Yedo—CommodoreBiddle in the Bay of Yedo—Shipwrecked Americans—FrenchShips of War at Nagasaki—The “Preble” at Nagasaki—SurveyingShip “Mariner” in the Bays of Yedo and Shimoda—New Notification through the Dutch—A. D. 1817-1850 | 245 | |
| [CHAPTER XLV] | ||
| Foreign Relations—New Shōgun—Dutch Trade—Chinese Trade—AmericanEmbassy—Its Object—Letter to the Emperor—Perry’sFirst Visit to the Bay of Yedo—Death of the Shōgun—Perry’sSecond Visit to the Bay of Yedo—Negotiation of aTreaty—The Treaty as agreed to—Shimoda—Hakodate—AdditionalRegulations—Japanese Currency—Burrow’s Visitto the Bay of Yedo—Third Visit of the American Steamers—Russianand English Negotiations—Exchange of Ratifications—Earthquake | 274 | |
| [CHAPTER XLVI] | ||
| New Dutch Treaty—Mr. Harris, American Consul at Shimoda—HisConvention with the Japanese—His Journey to Yedo—SecondVisit to Yedo—Conditional Treaty—British Treaty—Frenchand Russian Treaties—Japanese Embassies to theUnited States—A. D. 1854-1860 | 325 | |
| [APPENDIX] | ||
| Note | A—Provinces by Circuits | [343] |
| " | B—Bibliography | [344] |
| " | C—Use of Fire-Arms in the East | [346] |
| " | D—Fernam Mendez Pinto | [348] |
| " | E—Earliest English and Dutch Adventurers in the East—Goa | [350] |
| " | F—Japanese Daring and Adventure Exterior to the Limits of Japan | [353] |
| " | G—List of Japanese Year Periods | [357] |
| " | H—Chronological Table of Emperors and Empresses | [360] |
| " | I—Omitted Documents | [362] |
| [INDEX] | [369] | |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Volume II
| Page | |
| Procession of Feudal Lords | Frontispiece |
| A Scene in a Tea Garden | [8] |
| A Native Postman; Toko-no-ma | [16] |
| In a Japanese Garden | [32] |
| A Daimyō’s Procession | [40] |
| Image of Jizō | [48] |
| An Ancient Warrior | [56] |
| An Archer | [64] |
| The Marketing and Preparation of Food: A Kitchen, showing Utensils; A Fishmonger | [72] |
| A Carpenter Shop | [80] |
| Ploughing; A Freight Cart | [88] |
| Views at Fushimi: Doll and Toy Shops; Entrance to Inari Temple | [100] |
| A View of Fuji | [104] |
| View of Hakone; Lake Biwa | [112] |
| The Ear-mound at Kyōtō | [128] |
| Kwannon, Goddess of Mercy | [136] |
| Scenes among the Silk Workers: Reeling; The Culture of the Worms | [144] |
| Industrial Workers: An Umbrella-maker; A Charcoal Vender | [152] |
| Interior View of a Typical Japanese House | [160] |
| A Scene in the House of a Noble | [178] |
| A Japanese Bed | [186] |
| The Cultivation of Grain: Threshing and Cleaning Grain; Coolies in a Rice Field; Women carrying Rice | [194] |
| The Processes of Weighing and Pounding Rice | 202 |
| A Coolie with Straw Raincoat | [210] |
| Farm Scenes: Coolies carrying Bamboo Baskets; An Irrigation System | [218] |
| Artisans for the Common People: Repairing Wooden Clogs; Repairing Tatami | [226] |
| Scenes in the Home: The Doctor’s Call; Hairdressing; A Blind Masseur | [234] |
| Scene in a Common School | [242] |
| The Wedding Ceremony | [250] |
| A Buddhist Funeral | [258] |
| A Shintō Funeral | [264] |
| Scenes in Japanese Cemeteries | [272] |
| Players at the Game of “Go” | [280] |
| Theatrical Representations: The “No” Dance; Chrysanthemum Figures | 288 |
| Japanese Wrestlers | [296] |
| Portrait of Commodore Oliver H. Perry | [304] |
| The Reception of Commodore Perry by the Japanese Emperor | [312] |
| Scene in the Harbor of Uraga | [320] |
| Portrait of Townsend Harris | [328] |
| The Old and the New: Junks; The New Battleship “Mikasa” | [336] |
| Nihombashi, Tōkyō | [344] |
| A Modern Street Scene in Tōkyō | [352] |
JAPAN
As It Was and Is