Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed 9780824863227
Engelbert Kaempfer's History of Japan was a best-seller from the moment it was published in London in 1727. Born in
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Translator’s Introduction
Notes on the Translation
Prologue
Book 1
1. Journey from Siam to Japan and the Present State of the Siamese Court, Including a Description of the Royal Residence or Capital of Ayutthaya
2. Departure from the Siamese Capital Ayutthaya Down the River Metnam to the Harbor, and from There across the Sea to Japan
3. The Size and Situation of the Islands and Provinces of Japan
4. The Division of the Japanese Empire into Large and Small Domains, and Especially General Information about Their Revenue and Government
5. The Origin of the Inhabitants
6. The Origin of the Japanese according to Their Own Fanciful Opinion
7. The Climate of Japan and Its Mineral Resources
8. The Fertility of Plants in This Country
9. The Country’s Abundance of Quadrupeds, Birds, Crawling and Flying Insects
10. Fish and Shellfish
Book 2
1. Names of the Gods, Divine Humans, and Emperors Who Are Named in the Japanese Chronicles As the First Rulers of This Empire
2. General Information about the Spiritual and True Hereditary Emperors of This Empire and the Periodization of Their Succession
3. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors, and Especially and First of All Those Who Have Ruled the Japanese Empire from the Beginning of the Monarchy until the Birth of Christ
4. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived between the Birth of Christ and the Birth of Yoritomo, the First Secular Ruler, and Ruled with Unlimited Authority
5. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived after the Birth of Yoritomo to the Present Day
6. The Military Commanders and Secular Rulers from Yoritomo to the Present Ruler Tsunayoshi
Book 3
1. Concerning the Religions of This Empire and Especially That of Shinto
2. The Temples, Beliefs, and Worship of the Shinto Sect
3. Shinto Reibi, That Is to Say, Lucky and Sacred Days and Their Celebration
4. The Sangū, or Pilgrimage to Ise
5. Yamabushi, or Mountain Priests, and Other Religions
6. Butsu dō, or Foreign Paganism, and in General about Its Founder
7. Judō , the Teaching or the Ways of the Moralists or Philosophers
Book 4
1. The Situation of the City of Nagasaki
2. The Government of Nagasaki
3. The Government of Individual Streets and Their Inhabitants, as well as the Administration of the Surrounding Districts and Farmers by a Shogunal Official
4. The Temples of the City and the Activities and the Administration of the Clergy
5. The Arrival, Reception, and Extermination of the Portuguese and Spaniards
6. The Situation of the Dutch
7. The Dutch Trade in This Country: Firstly, the Guilds Employed for This Purpose
8. The Dutch Trade: Details of the Procedure
9. The Treatment and Trade of the Chinese
10. Some Posters, Passes, and Letters That Have Been Mentioned Above
Book 5
1. Preparations for Our Journey to Court and a Description of the Local Way of Traveling
2. A General Description of the Condition and Location of the Route by Water and on Land from Nagasaki to the Residence at Edo
3. A General Description of Civil and Religious Buildings and Also of Other Structures That We Saw along Public Routes
4. A Description of Post Stations, Inns, Roadside Food and Tea Stalls
5. The Crowds of People Traveling This Highway Daily and Gaining Their Livelihood Therefrom
6. Our Journey, That Is to Say, the Journey of the Dutch, to the Shogunal Court and the Treatment We Receive
7. Overland Journey from Nagasaki to Kokura, Begun on February 13, 1691, Consisting of 511⁄2 Japanese Miles
8. Voyage from Kokura to Osaka, Begun on February 17, 1691, Amounting to 140 or 150 Miles
9. Journey of Thirteen Miles from Osaka to Miyako, Begun on February 28th and Completed on the 29th, as well as a Description of Both Cities
10. The Journey from Miyako to Hamamatsu of Sixty-three Japanese Miles, Being Half the Journey to Edo, Begun on March 2nd
11. Continuation of Our Journey from Hamamatsu Sixty Japanese Miles and Thirty-eight Streets to the Shogunal Capital of Edo
12. Description of the City and the Castle of Edo, Some Events That Took Place There, Our Audience and Departure
13. Return from Edo
14. The Second Journey to the Shogun’s Court
15. Second Return Journey from Edo to Nagasaki
Appendix 1. List of Persons
Appendix 2. Money and Measurements
Notes
Glossary of Japanese Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Translator
