Foundations of Japan

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Author

Robertson Scott, J. W. (John William), 1866-1962

Title

The foundations of Japan : Notes made during journeys of 6,000 miles in the rural districts as a basis for a sounder knowledge of the Japanese people

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Produced by Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Ronald Holder and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Japan -- Social conditions

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14613

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14613

Release Date

January 6, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE FOUNDATIONS OF JAPAN
2. 2.THE FOUNDATIONS OF JAPAN — NOTES MADE DURING JOURNEYS OF — 6,000 MILES IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS AS — A BASIS FOR A SOUNDER KNOWLEDGE — OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE — BY J.W. ROBERTSON SCOTT — LONDON — JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. — 1922 — TO — SCOTT SAN NO OKUSAN — FOR WHOLESOME CRITICISM — TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION — FOOTNOTES:
4. 4.CONTENTS — STUDIES IN A SINGLE PREFECTURE (AICHI) — THE MOST EXACTING CROP IN THE WORLD — BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES: THE APOSTLE AND THE ARTIST — ACROSS JAPAN (TOKYO TO NIIGATA AND BACK) — IN AND OUT OF THE SILK PREFECTURE — FROM TOKYO TO THE NORTH BY THE WEST COAST — BACK AGAIN BY THE EAST COAST — THE ISLAND OF SHIKOKU — THE SOUTH-WEST OF JAPAN — TWO MONTHS IN TEMPLE (NAGANO) — IN AND OUT OF THE TEA PREFECTURE — EXCURSIONS FROM TOKYO — REFLECTIONS IN HOKKAIDO
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.CURRENCY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND OFFICIAL TERMS
7. 7.CHAPTER I — THE MERCY OF BUDDHA — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.CHAPTER II — "GOOD PEOPLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY PRECAUTIOUS" — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER III — EARLY-RISING SOCIETIES AND OTHER INGENUOUS ACTIVITIES — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER IV — "THE SIGHT OF A GOOD MAN IS ENOUGH" — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER V — COUNTRY-HOUSE LIFE — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER VI — BEFORE OKUNITAMA-NO-MIKO-NO-KAMI [36] — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.CHAPTER VII — OF "DEVIL-GON" AND YOSOGI — FOOTNOTES: — THE MOST EXACTING CROP IN THE WORLD
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII — THE HARVEST FROM THE MUD — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER IX — THE RICE BOWL, THE GODS AND THE NATION — I — II — III [84] — FOOTNOTES: — BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES: THE APOSTLE AND THE ARTIST
16. 16.CHAPTER X — A TROUBLER OF ISRAEL — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.CHAPTER XI — THE IDEA OF A GAP — FOOTNOTES: — ACROSS JAPAN (TOKYO TO NIIGATA AND BACK)
18. 18.CHAPTER XII — TO THE HILLS — (TOKYO, SAITAMA, TOCHIGI AND FUKUSHIMA) — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII — THE DWELLERS IN THE HILLS (FUKUSHIMA) — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV — SHRINES AND POETRY — (NIIGATA AND TOYAMA) — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER XV — THE NUN'S CELL — (NAGANO) — FOOTNOTES: — IN AND OUT OF THE SILK PREFECTURE [135]
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI — PROBLEMS BEHIND THE PICTURESQUE — (SAITAMA, GUMMA, NAGANO AND YAMANASHI) — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII — THE BIRTH, BRIDAL AND DEATH OF THE SILK-WORM — (NAGANO) — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII — "GIRL COLLECTORS" AND FACTORIES — (NAGANO AND YAMANASHI) — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX — "FRIEND-LOVE-SOCIETY'S" GRIM TALE — I — II [148] — FOOTNOTES: — FROM TOKYO TO THE NORTH BY THE WEST COAST
26. 26.CHAPTER XX — "THE GARDEN WHERE VIRTUES ARE CULTIVATED" — (FUKUSHIMA AND YAMAGATA) — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI — THE "TANOMOSHI" — (YAMAGATA) — FOOTNOTES: — BACK AGAIN BY THE EAST COAST
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII — "BON" SONGS AND THE SILENT PRIEST — (YAMAGATA, AKITA, [160] AOMORI, IWATE, MIYAGI, FUKUSHIMA AND IBARAKI) — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII — A MIDNIGHT TALK — FOOTNOTES: — THE ISLAND OF SHIKOKU
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV — LANDLORDS, PRIESTS AND "BASHA" (TOKUSHIMA, KOCHI AND KAGAWA) — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV — "SPECIAL TRIBES" — (EHIME) — FOOTNOTES:
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI — THE STORY OF THE BLIND HEADMAN — (EHIME) — FOOTNOTES: — THE SOUTH-WEST OF JAPAN
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII — UP-COUNTRY ORATORY — (YAMAGUCHI) — FOOTNOTES:
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII — MEN, DOGS AND SWEET POTATOES — (SHIMANE) — FOOTNOTES:
35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX — FRIENDS OF LAFCADIO HEARN — (SHIMANE, TOTTORI AND HYOGO) — FOOTNOTES: — TWO MONTHS IN TEMPLE
36. 36.CHAPTER XXX — THE LIFE OF THE PEASANTS AND THEIR PRIESTS — (NAGANO) — FOOTNOTES:
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI — "BON" SEASON SCENES — (NAGANO) — IN AND OUT OF THE TEA PREFECTURE
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII — PROGRESS OF SORTS — (SHIDZUOKA AND KANAGAWA) — FOOTNOTES:
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIII — GREEN TEA AND BLACK — (SHIDZUOKA) — FOOTNOTES: — EXCURSIONS FROM TOKYO
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIV — A COUNTRY DOCTOR AND HIS NEIGHBOURS — (CHIBA) — FOOTNOTES:
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXV — THE HUSBANDMAN, THE WRESTLER AND THE CARPENTER — (SAITAMA, GUMMA AND TOKYO) — FOOTNOTES:
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVI — "THEY FEEL THE MERCY OF THE SUN" — (GUMMA, KANAGAWA AND CHIBA) — FOOTNOTES:
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVII — COLONIAL JAPAN AND ITS UN-JAPANESE WAYS — FOOTNOTES:
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVIII — SHALL THE JAPANESE EAT BREAD AND MEAT? — FOOTNOTES:
45. 45.CHAPTER XXXIX — MUST THE JAPANESE MAKE THEIR OWN "YOFUKU"? [264] — FOOTNOTES:
46. 46.CHAPTER XL — THE PROBLEMS OF JAPAN — FOOTNOTES:
47. 47.APPENDICES — A — B — COST AND PRICE OF RICE (see page 383)
48. 48.INDEX

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