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

The Gresham Press,
UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED.
WOKING AND LONDON.