410 Griffis, William Elliot (1843-1928)
The Mikado's empire. 1876.

THE MIKADO'S EMPIRE. BOOK I. HISTORY OF JAPAN, From 660 B. C. to 1872 A. D. BOOK II. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS, AND STUDIES IN JAPAN, 1870-1874. By WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS, A. M., LATE OF THE IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY OF TOKIO, JAPAN.
NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1876.
625, 11, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates. 23 cm.

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目  次
CONTENTS.
BOOK I. HISTORY OF JAPAN FROM 660 B. C. TO 1872 A. D.
I. The Background. 17
II. The Aborigines. 26
III. Materials of History. 36
IV. Japanese Mythology. 43
V. The Twilight of Fable. 54
VI. Sujin, the Civilizer. 60
VII. Yamato-Dake, the Conqueror of the Kuanto. 68
VIII. The Introduction of Continental Civilization. 75
IX. Life in Ancient Japan. 86
X. The Ancient Religion. 96
XI. The Throne and the Noble Families. 101
XII. The Beginning of Military Domination. 115
XIII. Yoritomo and the Minamoto Family. 124
XIV. Creation of the Dual System of Government. 140
XV. The Glory and the Fall of the Hojo Family. 146
XVI. Buddhism in Japan. 158
XVII. The Invasion of the Mongol Tartars. 176
XVIII. The Temporary Mikadoate. 182
XIX. The War of the Chrysanthemums. 187
XX. The Ashikaga Period. 193
XXI. Life in the Middle Ages. 197
XXII. The Growth and Customs of Feudalism. 214
XXIII. Nobunaga, the Persecutor of the Buddhists. 229
XXIV. Hideyoshi's Enterprises.—The Invasion of Corea. 236
XXV. Christianity and Foreigners. 247
XXVI. Iyeyasu, the Founder of Yedo. 264
XXVII. The Perfection of Duarchy and Feudalism. 270
XXVIII. The Recent Revolutions in Japan. 291
BOOK II. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS, AND STUDIES IN JAPAN, 1870-1875.
I. First Glimpses of Japan. 327
II. A Ride on the Tokaido. 353
III. In Tokio, the Eastern Capital. 363
IV. Sights and Sounds in a Pagan Temple. 378
V. Studies in the Capital. 391
VI. Among the Men of New Japan. 399
VII. In the Heart of Japan. 405
VIII. Reception by the Daimio.—My Students. 426
IX. Life in a Japanese House. 435
X. Children's Games and Sports. 452
XI. Household Customs and Superstitions. 466
XII. The Mythical Zoology of Japan. 477
XIII. Folk-lore and Fireside Stories. 491
XIV. Japanese Proverbs. 504
XV. The Last Year of Feudalism. 512
XVI. A Tramp Through Japan. 541
XVII. The Position of Woman. 551
XVIII. New Japan. 562
NOTES AND APPENDICES:
The Japanese Origin of the North American Indians. 579
Associated Ideas in Art and Poetry. 581
The Legacy of Iyeyasu. 583
The Tokugawa Feudal System. 586
Papers on Japanese Subjects. 587
Meteorological Tables. 588
Postal Statistics. 590
The Bombardment of Kagoshima. 592
The Shimonoseki Affair. 593
The Military Establishment. 595
Navy and Mercantile Marine. 597
The National Finances. 598
Outline of Japanese Chronology. 599
Tea Crop of 1875. 599
Census of Japan for 1872 and 1873. 600
Mines and Mineral Resources. 602
Land and Agriculture. 605
Mint and Public Works. 607
Silk Crop of 1875. 608
INDEX. 609

注  記
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記載書誌
WENCKSTERN I, p. 4. CORDIER, col. 662. NIPPONALIA II, 658. BLUM I, 791.