| 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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