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