INDEX

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

A

Acrobatic performances, 199

Actresses, 199

Adams, Will, 5

Advancement, Intellectual, 279, 285 Physical, 279 Moral, 279, 281

Advertising in newspapers, 205

Agriculture, Thunberg’s account of, 8 System of, 23

Ainos, the, 37, 170, 250

Aino Preservation Society, 251

Alcock, Sir Rutherford, 6, 272, 273, 291

Alloys, making of, 157

America, United States of, 293

Amusements of Japanese, 68

Ancestor worship, 73

Arboriculture, 86

Archery, 72

Architecture, 167 Art in, 167, 175 Modern, 173 Korean, 172

Arita, 142

Army, Japanese, 117

Armour, 154

Arnold, Sir Edwin, 193, 194, 267, 296

Art, Japanese, 131, 149

Art in Architecture, 175

Art Treasures, 165

Artistic ideals, 163

Artists, Japanese, 133 Lacquer 137

Asiatic Continent, proximity to, 17

Aston, Mr., 194

Athletics, 113

B

Banks, Japanese, 97 European, 97

Baths, 65, 75

Bathing, mixed, abolished, 282

Bear, black, 27

Bedding, 65

Bells, 153

Beresford, Lord Charles, 229

Bills, Treasury, 94

Bird, Miss, 212, 217

Birds, 27

Bizen ware, 144, 145

Bon Matsuri, 71

“Break-up of China,” 229

Brinkley, Captain, 207

Bronze work, 153

Bungo, Prince of, 2

Buddha, statues of, 151

Buddhism, 39, 40, 41 Influences of, 48, 77

Buddhist religion, commandments of, 42

C

“Capital of the Tycoon,” 6, 272, 273

Canada, 292

Castles, feudal, 171

Cavalry, 171 Lack of horses, 26

Cemeteries, 73

Ceramic ware, 140 Decoration of, 145

Cereals, 23

Ceremonies, tea, 141

Chamberlain, Basil Hall, 44, 131, 152, 250

Chastity of women, 217

Children, 67 Attendance at school, 104

China, 221 War with, 93, 208 Japanisation of, 224 Awakening of, 229

China ware, see Porcelain and Pottery

Chinese indemnity, 228 legal system, 186

Chiuzenji, Lake, 26

Christenings, 72

Christian Missions, 46, 47, 239, 256

Christianity, conversion of Japanese to, 3, 261

Cleanliness of people, 75

Climate, 19

Clothing of Japanese, 68

Coal, 22

College, Police, and Prison, 188

Commerce, 80

Commercial morality, 236

Community, foreign, 235, 239

Confucianism, 39

Conscription, system of, 119

Constitution of Japan, 49, 58, 59

Copper, 157

Copper ware, 153

Costume, Japanese, 161

Cotton, 23

Court, Supreme, of China and Japan, 231

Courts, Consular, 231

Courts, Japanese, 234, 235

Crane, Walter, 132

Curios, 161

Curriculum, school, 105

D

Dai Butsus, 151

Daimios, 51, 139, 155, 158, 185

Dalny, 17

Daynogawa, River, 26

Death penalty, 190

Debates, parliamentary, 57

Debt, National, 91, 95

Decoration of ceramic ware, 145

De Fonblanque, 138

Descent of Japanese Sovereigns, 52

Development of Japan, 289

Dickins, F. V., 232, 240

Diet, Imperial Japanese, 52, 53

Diosy, Mr. Arthur, 213

Diplomacy, methods of, 294

Diseases, 20, 66

Douglas, Admiral Sir A. L., 126

Drama, the Japanese, 193, 198

Dress of the Japanese, 68

Dresser, Dr., 168, 169

Dutch, their settlement at Decima, 3, 25, 134, 142

Duties, Customs, 233

E

Earthenware, see Pottery and Porcelain

Earthquakes, 19

Education, 102

Education, Board of, 103

Electors, Japanese, qualifications of, 55

Electoral districts, 55

Elgin, Lord, 124

Embroidery, silk and satin, 161

Emperor, 51, 52 Position of, 60

English officers, 125

Espionage, elaborate system of, 10

Europeans in Japan, 230

Europeanising of Japan, 230

Evergreens, Japanese, 24

Exports and Imports, 81, 83

Expulsion of foreigners from Japan, 3

F

Fascination of Japan, 295, 296

Fauna of Japan, 27

Feast of Dolls, 71 of Flags, 70

Festivals and feasts, 69

Feudal system in Japan, 50

Financial and Economical Annual, 91

Fish, 24

Flora of Japan, 24

Flowers, 73

Food, 66

Foreigners in Japan, 231

Foreign community, 235, 239

Foreign market, manufacture of articles for, 146

Foreign troops in Japan, 234

Forests, 22, 86

Formosa, 17, 292

France, 293

Fruit, Japanese, 23

Fuji-yama, 18, 138

Furniture, household, 65

Future of Japan, 274 Political, 279, 288, 290 National, 288

G

Gardens, Japanese, 75

Geisha, the, 213

Generals, Japanese, 122

Germany, 225, 293

German Emperor, 222

Girls, schools for, 106, 114

Gold, 157

Gordon, General, 228

Government, constitution of, 52

Great Britain, 207, 293

Gregory XIII., mission from Japan to, 3

Griffis, 155

Grotesque in Japanese art, 135, 145

H

Hair, Mr. Thomas, 55

Hakodate, 18, 254, 256 Battle of, 125

Hara-kiri, 154, 265

Harbours, 21

Harvest festival, 70

Hawes, Lieut. A. G. S., R.M.L.I., 126

Health of the people, 20

Hearn, Lafcadio, 152, 258, 267, 296

Heian period, 195

Hill, Dr. G. Birnie, R.N., 128

History, Japanese, 1

Hizen ware, 145

Holidays in Japan, 69

Hong-Kong, 292

Honshiu, 17

Horses, 26, 121

Houses, Japanese, 64, 170

I

Images, carving of, 158

Imari ware, 140, 142

Industries, 80

Influence of Japan, 279, 288

Inland Sea, 21

Intellectual advancement, 279, 285

Iron, 157

Irrigation, 23

Ise ware, 140

Ito, Marquis, 81

Ivory, carvings in, 149

Iwasaki, Mr., 129

J

Japan, Constitution of, 49, 58, 59 Development of, 289 English newspapers in, 207 Europeans in, 230 Europeanising of, 230 Expulsion of foreigners from, 3 Fascination of, 295, 296 Fauna of, 27 Feudal system in, 50 Flora of, 24 for the Japanese, 242 Foreigners in, 231 Foreign troops in, 234 Future of, 274, 279, 288, 290 Holidays in, 69 Missionaries in, 46, 47, 239, 256 Naval Officer’s description of, 11 Occidentilation of, 269 Portuguese visits to, 2 Present position of, 263 Press, “Yellow,” in, 206 Religions of, 39 Tourists in, 26, 241 Trade of China, capture by, 227, 294 Transition of, 274 Vice in, 212, 217 Young, 270, 287

Japan Times, the, 202

Japanese, amusements of, 68 Army, 117 art, 131, 149 artists, 133 banks, 97 Conversion of, to Christianity, 3, 261 Clothing of, 68 Constitution of, 49, 58, 59 costume, 161 courts, 234, 235 Descent of Sovereigns, 52 Diet, Imperial, 52, 53 drama, 193, 198 Dress of, 68 electors, qualifications of, 55 evergreens, 24 fruit, 23 gardens, 75 Generals, 122 grotesque in art, 135, 145 history, 1 houses, 64, 170 language, 33, 34, 109 legal system, 187 literature, 37, 193 morality, 13, 211 commercial, 236, 283 Navy, 117, 123 oligarchy, 61 paper, 87 Parliament, 56 people, 63 pictures, 158 pillow, 65 plays, 199 Psychology of, 264 race, 29, 30 schools, 104 subjects, 53

Jinrickshas, 182

K

Kaemfer, 5, 30, 39, 153

Kaga ware, 140, 144

Kakemonos, 65, 160

Ken sect, 44

Kiushiu, 17

Kobé, 25

Korea, 172, 262

Korean architecture, 172 potters, 141

Kumoto, Mr., 202, 203

Kurile Isles, 17

Kutania ware, 145

Kyoto, 25, 158, 181

Kyoto ware, 140, 144, 145

L

Labour question, 88 organisations, 88

Labour World newspaper, 88

Lacquer, 135 artists, 137

Language, Japanese, characteristics of, 33 Origin of, 34 Educational difficulties, 109

Law and order, 185

Legal system, Japanese, 187

Letters, number posted, 178

Literature, Japanese, 37, 193

Loans, 90, 92

Loo-Choo Islands, 17

Loti, Pierre, 213

Luxury, absence of, 74

M

Macao, 142

Machinery, manufacture of, 81

“Madame Chrysanthéme,” 213

Magazines, 207

Makimonos, 160

Manufactures, 83

Marco Paolo, 1

Marks on pottery and porcelain, 148

Marriages, 72

Matches, 96

Mercantile Marine, 129

Metals, 21, 157

Metal work, 153 workers, 156 industries, decline in, 157

Metallurgists, 152

Mikado, 50, 51; also see Emperor

Mineral wealth, 21, 157

Minister, British, at Japanese Court, 239

Missionaries in Japan, 46, 47, 239, 256 in China, 225

Mitake, Mount, 18

Mitsui, house of, 97

Mitsui Bussan Kwiasha, 99

Mitsu Bishi Company, 129

Monkey, red-faced, 27

Morality, Japanese, 13, 211 Commercial, 236, 283

Moral advancement, 279, 281

Moral code, educational, 110

Mountains, 18

Municipalities, European, 232

Music, 69

N

Nagasaki, 21, 25

Nagoya, 25 Castle at, 171

Nara, Temple of, 167

Navy, Japanese, 117, 123

Naval officer’s description of Japan, 11

Netsukés, 149, 150

“New Far East,” 213

New Year’s Day, 69

Newspapers, 89, 200 Circulation of, 205 English, in Japan, 207

News agencies, 204

Nikko, 26 Pagoda at, 169 Temples at, 173, 174

Nippon, 17

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 129

“Nô,” the, 200

Notes, bank, 93

O

Oligarchy, Japanese, 61

Oxen, 27

P

Pacific, mastery of, 292

Pagodas, 171

Painting, 158 Schools of, 159 Western influences on, 159

Panama Canal, 292

Paper, Japanese, 87

Paper money, 13

Parkes, Sir Harry, 240 Life of, 240

Parliament, Japanese, 56

Parties and party system, 58

Passports, 233

Peers, House of, 53

People, Japanese, life and habits, 63

Petroleum, 86

Phallic worship, 281

Philippine Islands, 292

Philologists and Japanese language, 33

Philosophers, English, widely read, 284, 285

Philosophy of life, 78

Physical advancement, 279

Physical features of country, 17

Physique, 112

Pictures, Japanese, 158

Pigs, 27

Pillow, Japanese, 65

Plays, Japanese, 199

Poetry, 194 in newspapers, 205

Police, 188

Political future, 279

Population, 17

Porcelain, 140, 142, 145 Modern, 147 Marks on, 148

Port Arthur, 17

Portuguese visits to Japan, 2

Postal service, 177 orders, 178

Post-office business, 178 Savings Bank, 179

Post-offices, foreign, 232

Potters, Korean, 141

Pottery, 140 Marks on, 148

Press, “Yellow,” in Japan, 206 Functions of, 210 Newspaper, 202

Prisons, 189

Prison system, 190

Privy Council, 59

Prostitution, 215, 283

Punch, Yokohama, 209

Punishments, 190

Psychology of Japanese, 264

R

Race, Japanese, its origin, 29 Theories regarding, 30

Railways, 25, 176

Raku ware, 140, 145

Rein, Professor, 19

Religions of Japan, 39 influence on people, 76

Representatives, House of, 53, 55

Resources of country, 90

Revenue, 101

Revolution of 1868, 21, 165, 186, 197, 203

Rhus Vernicifera, 22, 138

Rice, 23, 84

Rivers, 19

Royal Family, style and address of, defined, 59

Russia, 292

Russia, war with, 120, 127, 221

Ryder, Admiral Sir A. P., 240

S

Saké, 25

St. Francis Xavier, 2, 41, 45, 47, 134, 260, 261, 271

Sakhalin, 17, 18

Salt, 87

Samurai, 155, 236, 283

San Francisco, 294

Satin embroidery, 161

Satsuma, Prince of, 134 ware, 140, 143, 144, 145

Savings Banks, Post-office, 179

Scabbards, sword, 155

Scenery, 25

Schools, Japanese, 104 for girls, 106, 114 Higher, 107 Technical, 108 of painting, 159 of progressive art, 147

Sculpture, 149

Seto ware, 145

Shampooing, 75

Sheep, 27

Shiba, temples at, 158, 173, 174

Shikoku, 17

Shingon Yoko sect, 44

Shinto temples, 45

Shintoism, 39, 40, 41 Influences of, 48, 77

Shirakawa, Emperor, 42

Shogun, 51

Shrines, 77

Siberian railway, 292

Silk, 83 embroidery, 161 -worms, 84

Silver, 157

Smoking, 66

Snakes, 27

Social intercourse, 237

Socialism, 89 State, 82

Spheres of influence, 293

Stonewall Jackson, 125

Straits Settlements, 292

Sugar, 87

Subjects, Japanese, rights and duties of defined, 53

Swords, 154 Abolition of wearing of, 155 Accessories, 156

Sword-makers, 155

T

Tea, 24, 95 ceremonies, 141 houses, 24 industry, 86

Tea Traders’ Association, 85

Telegrams, 180

Telegraphs, 179

Telephones, 180

Temperature of Japan, 20

Temples, Buddhist, 171, 173, 174 Shinto, 171 Some Buddhist, a visit to, 244 Construction of, 158

Tendai sect, 44

Territoriality, extra, 232, 235

Theatre, 68, 199

“Things Japanese,” 131

Thunberg, 6

Tin, 157

Tobacco, 66, 82, 86, 149

Tokio, 20, 25, 181

Tokugawa period, 191

Tooth-powder, 162

Tourists in Japan, 26, 241

Trade, 80 Chinese, capture by Japan, 227, 294

Traders, 236, 237

Tramways, 181

Transition of Japan, 274

Treasures, art, 165, 168

Trees, 22

Tsu-shima, 18, 240

Turanian race, 33

Tycoon, 11, 12, 13, 51

Typhoons, 21

U

Utilitarianism in art, 143

“Unbeaten Tracks in Japan,” 212

United States of America, 293 export of tea to, 85

University, Imperial, 107

Universities, 107, 116

V

Vancouver, 294

Vice in Japan, 212, 217

Vladivostock, 18

Volcanoes, 18

W

War with China, 93, 208 Russia, 120, 127, 221

Ware, ceramic, 140

Wergman Mr., 209

Whistler, Mr., 160

White peril, 227

Wild animals, 27

Wild birds, 27

Wilson, Admiral Sir A. K., 126

Wolf, 27

Women, position of, 67

Wrestling, 72

X

Xavier, St. Francis, 2, 41, 45, 47, 134, 260, 261, 271

Y

“Yellow peril,” the, 222, 226

Yesso, 17, 250

Yokohama, 25, 234

Yokosko, dockyard at, 123

Yomuri, 202

Yoshiwara, 215, 216, 218, 220, 239

Young Japan, 270, 287

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