Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions : With the Narrative of a Visit in 1879 (Paperback)

Preface; Note on the spelling and pronunciation of Japanese names; Introduction; 1. The land and its inhabitants; 2. The God-period; 3. The Shinto religion; 4. Buddhism in Japan; 5. The descent of the Crown; 6. Early history ending 1000 A.D.; 7. The Taira and the Minamoto. The wars of the red and white flags, 1000?1200 A.D.; 8. The Hojo domination; 9. The simultaneous dynasties; 10. The Ashikaga shoguns; 11. Nobunaga and Hideyoshi; 12. Iyeyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun; 13. The Tokugawa period (1603?1868); 14. The revival of the imperial power; 15. The fall of the shogun; 16. The imperial restoration completed; 17. Foreign relations of Japan; 18. The reforms of the last ten years; 19. The Satsuma Rebellion; 20. The Emperor and the existing government.