Japan, the Place and the People

George Waldo Browne

D. Estes, 1904 - Japan - 432 pages

Contents

• CHAPTER PAOK I The Land of the Gods: 7
• The Gateway of the Orient: 15
• First Glimpses: 22
• The Imperial Roads: 34
• The Modern Capital: 47
• Customs and Costumes: 55
• City and Country: 63
• Nikko and Its Temples: 72
• Natives of the Green Woods: 83
• Lakes of the Highlands: 96
• In the Wilds: 103
• The Eden of the North: 111
• Shadows of Departed Power: 118
• The Wonders of Atami: 127
• The Rip Van Winkle of Japan: 137
• Region of the Great Earthquake: 151
• Along the Inland Sea: 160
• The Flower of Religion: 180
• Religious Festivals: 193
• The Pine of the Lovers: 203
• The Market of Mirth: 213
• The Star Lovers: 222
• Pastimes of a People: 233
• Indoor Recreations: 241
• When the World Was New: 252
• The Vikings of the Far East: 264
• The Five Hundred Years War: 270
• The Conqueror of a Continent: 282
• Piping Times of the Regents: 289
• The Mongol Invasion: 297
• The Rise of the Shoguns: 307
• Sons of the Sword: 325
• The Revenge of the Ronins: 335
• The Soul of Japan: 354
• New Japan: 367
• Men of the Times: 380
• War with China: 395
• The Shrine of Mammon: 400
• The Power behind the Throne: 417
• The Course of Empire: 428

Bibliographic information

• Title: Japan, the Place and the People
• Author: George Waldo Browne
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: D. Estes, 1904
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Feb 29, 2008
• Length: 432 pages