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The Spell of Japan

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By Isabel Anderson
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A first-person travel memoir recounts life during an official residence in Japan, blending intimate social and ceremonial episodes with evocative descriptions of landscapes, temples, and everyday customs. The author details audiences and court functions, diplomatic society, visits to sites such as Kamakura and Nikko, and impressions of the Inland Sea and Mount Fuji, while interweaving reflections on art, lacquer work, seasonal festivals, and practical notes on pronunciation and etiquette. The tone alternates between anecdotal recollection and informative guide, presenting ritual, aesthetics, and domestic life through observant, conversational reportage.

Treasure Ship, 142

Tsuda, Miss, 195, 196

Tsukiji, 42

Tsure Yuki Kino, 239

Tsuruzo, 254

Turkey, 96

U

Ukioye, 359, 362, 364

Ukon-No-Tachibana, 31

United States, 40, 59, 94, 115-117, 122-124

Ural Mountains, 2

Utamaro, 362, 363

"Utopia," More's, 229

Utsunomiya, 310

Uyeno Park, 61, 146, 262

Uzume-no-Mikoto (Okame), 367

V

Vandyke, 364

Van Royen, Madame, 58

Vega (star), 156

Venice, of Japan, 318

Vienna, 41, 313

Vladivostok, 3, 22

Vries Island, 303, 308

W

Wadagaki, Prof. K., translator, 182

Wakamegari-no Shinji, 163

Wakamiya, 318

Wallace, Rev. Dr., 207

"Warriors of Old Japan," 219

Waseda, 192

Washington, 50, 138, 340

Washington's Birthday, 94, 340

Watanabe, 46, 48, 94, 95, 148, 340

Watanabe, Count, 67

Western Capital, 36

West River, 156

Whistler, 364

Wigmore, Major, 274, 276, 277, 287, 288

X

Xavier, Francis, 200

Y

Yahakii, 320

Yahashira, Prince, 154

Yalu River, 13, 14, 100

Yamagata, met at luncheon, 13

Yamamoto, 99, 100

Yamato, 191

Yamisaki, 174

Yedo, 36, 85, 86, 252, 351; Bay of, 361

Yezo, 35

Yi, Prince, the Elder, 12; Prince, the Younger, 12; dynasty, 12

Yokohama, 90, 93, 94, 101, 207, 209, 259, 261, 262, 293-296, 302, 305, 319, 361, 376; United (club), 101; Bund, 303, 361

Yorimasa, 153

Yosai, 360

Yosano, 241

Yoshida, Professor, 197; Mr., 375

Yoshitomo, 220, 223, 224

Yoshiwara, 267

Yuragawa, 315

Z

Zen, 186, 187

Transcriber Notes:

Passages in italics were indicated by _underscores_.

Small caps were replaced with ALL CAPS.

Throughout the document, the œ ligature was replaced with "oe".

Throughout the dialogues, there were words used to mimic accents of the speakers. Those words were retained as-is.

The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs and so that they are next to the text they illustrate. Thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations, and the order of illustrations may not be the same in the List of Illustrations and in the book.

Errors in punctuations and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted.

On page 130, "cooperative" was replaced with "coöperative".

On page 276, "showshoes" was replaced with "snowshoes".

On page 384, a quotation mark was added after "European and Japanese Gardens".

On page 389, a comma was added after "Indians".

On page 391, a period was removed after "Meiji Tenno, 24, 39, 82, 234, 240".

On page 394, a semicolon was added after "Shimonoseki, treaty of, 13".