A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored

Sir Satow

Stone Bridge Press, Inc., Feb 1, 2009 - History - 472 pages

A personal account of the momentous years after Japan opened to the West.

Contents

• i Appointment as Student Interpreter at Yedo 1: 1
• ii Yokohama Society Official and Unofficial 7: 7
• iii Political Conditions in Japan 19: 19
• iv TreatiesAntiForeign SpiritMurder ofForeigners 29: 29
• v Richardsons MurderJapanese Studies 39: 39
• vi Official Visit to Yedo 53: 53
• vii Demands for ReparationJapanese Proposals toClose the PortsPayment of the inedmnity 65: 65
• viii Bombardment of Kagoshima 79: 79
• ix Shimonoseki Preliminary Measures 91: 91
• x ShimonosekiNaval Operations 99: 99
• xi ShimonosekiPeace Concluded with Choshiu 115: 115
• xii The Murder of Bird and Baldwin 135: 135
• xiii Ratification of the Treaties by the Mikado 143: 143
• xiv Great Fire at Yokohama 159: 159
• xv Visit to Kagoshima and Uwajima 171: 171
• xvi First Visit to Ozaka 191: 191
• xvii Reception of Foreign Ministers by the Tycoon 201: 201
• xviii Overland from Ozaka to Yedo 213: 213
• xix Social Intercourse with Japanese Offi cialsVisit to Niigata Sado Gold Mines and Nanao 239: 239
• xx Nanao to Ozaka Overland 253: 253
• xxi Ozaka and Tokushima 269: 269
• xxii Tosa and Nagasaki 285: 285
• xxiii Downfall of the Shogunate 303: 303
• xxiv Outbreak of Civil War 1868 319: 319
• xxv Hostilities Begun at Fushimi 337: 337
• xxvi The Bizen Affair 347: 347
• xxvii First Visit to Kioto 363: 363
• xxviii HarakiriNegotiations forAudience of the Mikado at Kioto 375: 375
• xxix Massacre of French Sailors at Sakai 385: 385
• xxx KiotoAudience of the Mikado 391: 391
• xxxi Return to Yedo and Presentation of theMinisters New Credentials at Ozaka 401: 401
• xxxii Miscellaneous IncidentsMito Politics 411: 411
• xxxiii Capture of Wakamatsu andEntry of the Mikado into Yedo 427: 427
• xxxiv Enomoto with the RunawayTokugawa Ships Seizes Yezo 437: 437
• xxxv 1869audience of the Mikado at Yedo 443: 443
• xxxvi Last Days in Tokio and Departure for Home 455: 455
• Glossary of Japanese Words 459: 459
• Index: 464

About the author

Satow (1843-1929) arrived in Japan in 1862 and remained there for 21 years as a secretary of the British Legation of Tokyo, becoming an avid student of Japanese language, history, religion, and customs. He later served as Minister in Siam, Uruguay, Morocco, and China. He died at age 86 in England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored; Stone Bridge Classics
• Author: Sir Satow
• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, Inc., 2009
• ISBN: 0893469610, 9780893469610
• Length: 472 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; History / General