Kaempfer : Kaempfer's Japan Paper

Acknowledgments xiii Translator's Introduction 1(21) Notes on the Translation 22(5) Prologue 27(6) Books 1 Journey from Siam to Japan and the Present State of the Siamese Court, Including a Description of the Royal Residence or Capital of Ayutthaya 33(2) Departure from the Siamese Capital Ayutthaya Down the River Meinam to the Harbor, and from There across the Sea to Japan 35(5) The Size and Situation of the Islands and Provinces of Japan 40(8) The Division of the Japanese Empire into Large and Small Domains, and Especially General Information about Their Revenue and Government 48(2) The Origin of the Inhabitants 50(1) The Origin of the Japanese according to Their Own Fanciful Opinion 51(4) The Climate of Japan and Its Mineral Resources 55(9) The Fertility of Plants in This Country 64(6) The Country's Abundance of Quadrupeds, Birds, Crawling and Flying Insects 70(7) Fish and Shellfish 77(10) Book 2 Names of the Gods, Divine Humans, and Emperors Who Are Named in the Japanese Chronicles as the First Rulers of This Empire 87(1) General Information about the Spiritual and True Hereditary Emperors of This Empire and the Periodization of Their Succession 88(9) The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors, and Especially and First of All Those Who Have Ruled the Japanese Empire from the Beginning of the Monarchy until the Birth of Christ 97(1) The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived between the Birth of Christ and the Birth of Yoritomo, the First Secular Ruler, and Ruled with Unlimited Authority 98(1) The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived after the Birth of Yoritomo to the Present Day 99(1) The Military Commanders and Secular Rulers from Yoritomo to the Present Ruler Tsunayoshi 100(3) Book 3 Concerning the Religions of This Empire and Especially That of Shinto 103(3) The Temples, Beliefs, and Worship of the Shinto Sect 106(5) Shinto Reibi, That Is to Say, Lucky and Sacred Days and Their Celebration 111(6) The Sangu, or Pilgrimage to Ise 117(5) Yamabushi, or Mountain Priests, and Other Religions 122(5) Butsu do, or Foreign Paganism, and in General about Its Founder 127(5) Judo, the Teaching or the Ways of the Moralists or Philosophers 132(5) Book 4 The Situation of the City of Nagasaki 137(11) The Government of Nagasaki 148(10) The Government of Individual Streets and Their Inhabitants, as well as the Administration of the Surrounding Districts and Farmers by a Shogunal Official 158(10) The Temples of the City and the Activities and the Administration of the Clergy 168(11) The Arrival, Reception, and Extermination of the Portuguese and Spaniards 179(8) The Situation of the Dutch 187(14) The Dutch Trade in This Country: Firstly, the Guilds Employed for This Purpose 201(6) The Dutch Trade: Details of the Procedure 207(17) The Treatment and Trade of the Chinese 224(5) Some Posters, Passes, and Letters That Have Been Mentioned Above 229(10) Book 5 Preparations for Our Journey to Court and a Description of the Local Way of Traveling 239(8) A General Description of the Condition and Location of the Route by Water and on Land from Nagasaki to the Residence at Edo 247(6) A General Description of Civil and Religious Buildings and Also of Other Structures That We Saw along Public Routes 253(9) A Description of Post Stations, Inns, Roadside Food and Tea Stalls 262(9) The Crowds of People Traveling This Highway Daily and Gaining Their Livelihood Therefrom 271(9) Our Journey, That Is to Say, the Journey of the Dutch, to the Shogunal Court and the Treatment We Receive 280(8) Overland Journey from Nagasaki to Kokura, Begun on February 13, 1691, Consisting of 51 1/2 Japanese Miles 288(12) Voyage from Kokura to Osaka, Begun to February 17, 1691, Amounting to 140 or 150 Miles 300(11) Journey of Thirteen Miles from Osaka to Miyako, Begun on February 28th and Completed on the 29th, as well as a Description of Both Cities 311(14) The Journey from Miyako to Hamamatsu of Sixty-three Japanese Miles, Being Half the Journey to Edo, Begun on March 2nd 325(11) Continuation of Our Journey from Hamamatsu Sixty Japanese Miles and Thirty-eight Streets to the Shogunal Capital of Edo 336(15) Description of the City and the Castle of Edo, Some Events That Took Place There, Our Audience and Departure 351(18) Return from Edo 369(29) The Second Journey to the Shogun's Court 398(19) Second Return Journey from Edo to Nagasaki 417(22) Appendix 1 List of Persons 439(6) Appendix 2 Money and Measurements 445(4) Notes 449(60) Glossary of Japanese Terms 509(16) Bibliography 525(8) Index 533