930　Weston, Walter　(1861-1940)
Mountaineering and exploration in the Japanese Alps.　1896.

MOUNTAINEERING AND EXPLORATION IN THE JAPANESE ALPS. By the REV. WALTER WESTON, M. A., F. R. G. S.; MEMBER OF THE ALPINE CLUB; MEMBER OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN; MEMBER OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF TOKYO, JAPAN. LATE BRITISH CHAPLAIN, KOBE, JAPAN. WITH MAPS AND 35 ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1896.
xvi, 346 p., [29] leaves of plates. 25 cm.

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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. Books and bookmakers—Pleasant surprises—A parable in bronze—A terra incognita—A curious tramway—Karuisawa—A terrible eruption—Ascent of a famous volcano—Noisy neighbours—Companions in misfortune.　1
CHAPTER II. Are there any railways in Japan?—Good-bye to civilisation—The Hofukuji Pass—A glorious panorama—Matsumoto—The landlord—Foreign food—Yarigatake, the Matterhorn of Japan—Hashiba and the bear hunters—Matchless for the complexion—Silk filatures—A lovely valley—Night quarters—Unwelcome companions—The Tokugo Pass—A grand route—Bad weather—Deserted by the guides—Benighted.　13
CHAPTER III. The basha—On the Nakasendo—The Torii-toge—Mythology and modern art—Fukushima—Curious customs—The bed of awakening—Agematsu—The Express Company—Seventy miles in a fortnight—The crossing of Komagatake—A magnificent panorama—Hospitable reception—The Japanese bath—Mountaineering accidents—Down the Ina-kaido—The rapids of the River of the Heavenly Dragon—An exciting voyage—Civilisation and cyclones.　38
CHAPTER IV. A return to the attack—The Island Province—Polite appreciation—A memorable ride—A stately shrine—The sublime and the ridiculous—Rustic courtesy—Off for the Saddle Peak—Impromptu surgery—Humour and pathos—The Hirayu Pass—Hirayu and its baths—Odd bathing customs—The Norikura mine—Kind hospitality—Nocturnal distractions—A rough climb—Welcome back—Congratulations.　60
CHAPTER V. The Umbrella Peak—A wet blanket—The Abo Pass—A rustic bridge—Japanese and kissing—A grateful patient—The gorge of the Adzusagawa—A kindly welcome—The Spear Peak once more—Nature's picture gallery—A novel hot bath—Delightful bivouac—A grand scramble—Yarigatake is ours.　81
CHAPTER VI. Akaiishi San—An enthusiastic mountaineer—Humours of the basha—Takato—The cold shoulder—The police to the rescue—A pleasant surprise—The new woman of Japan—A laggard rogue—Curious contrasts—A princely peasant—Ascent of the Red Rock Mountain—Alpine storms—A lonely bivouac—Polite police—The Bezoar stone—Rustic hospitality—A dreadful apparition—Unexpected good cheer—The Fujikawa rapids.　97
CHAPTER VII. A mountain railway—Zenkoji—A polite stranger—Wayfarers in distress—Curious chimneys—Palatial accommodation—Unexpected gratitude—Interested visitors—The Harinoki Pass—A lonely bivouac—Romantic route—The hot springs of Ryuzanjita.　117
CHAPTER VIII. The Beacon Mountain—A famous mountaineer—A wonderful stone—Feminine temerity—An interesting summit—Remarkable solfataras—The Great Hell—An odd introduction—A wild ravine—Primitive bridges—Toyama.　142
CHAPTER IX. Unwelcome visitors—A cheery coolie—The Abo-toge again—The cold shoulder—Hashiba and Matsumoto—A wonderful hotel—The Spartans of Asia—The lover's stratagem—Hodakayama—A grand scramble—Black currants—A wasps' nest—Exorcism—The village barber—The blind shampooer—English as she is Japped.　166
CHAPTER X. The Matchless Mountain—Up the Nakasendo—Collapse of the basha—Nakatsugawa—Ena San—Over the hills and far away—Tokimata—The Tenryugawa—A typhoon on Fuji—Over the mountain—The policeman and the passports—An ingenious device—Reading our own obituary notices.　192
CHAPTER XI. The Alps from end to end—Earthquakes—Across Japan—Naoetsu—A landslip—The boatmen of Itoigawa—Not knowing children nor parents—A curious inscription—A hospitable headman—An obliging policeman—Primitive bathing-houses—The Lotus Peak.　219
CHAPTER XII. Perseverance does it—A narrow shave—Renewed hospitalities—Repulsed—Light at last—A friend in need—The hunters and their chieftain—A grand scramble—The third time pays for all—Dismal prospects—A race against night—Regretful farewells—Exploring a new pass—Matsumoto again—English as she is Japped—Christianity and its spread—A kindly headman—Jonendake—A tiring scramble—Romantic bivouac—Strange legends—A glorious panorama—Getting into hot water.　241
CHAPTER XIII. On the Nakasendo again—The peripatetic cobbler—Japanese Alpine Clubs—Off to Ontake—An obliging official—Ascetic mountaineers—Lady climbers—The new Excelsior—A night in a club hut—A warlike priest—Dawn on the summit—Weird worship at sunrise—Bringing down the god—Descent of the mountain—A pathetic scene—Japanese patriotism—A Spartan mother—The Japanese Red Cross Society—Kobe once more—Sayonara to the Alps of Japan.　268
CHAPTER XIV. The origin of Kami-oroshi—Kobo Daishi and Chinese Buddhism—The root of the matter—A private seance—Government prohibitions—Go-o, the crows and the crops—The fox-possession.　294
CHAPTER XV. Possession and Exorcism.　308
CHAPTER XVI. Hints on outfit, provisions, etc.　317
Appendix A.　327
Appendix B.　330
Index.　341

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記載書誌
WENCKSTERN II, p. 41. TOYO BUNKO, p. 41. NIPPONALIA II, 2780. BLUM II, 2703.