Full Description
This book provides an overview of Japan in late 19th century and its history. It also provides an insight of Japanese society as it moved from the traditional Edo period lifestyle towards industrialization and explores Japan's lifestyles, customs, culture, and everyday behavior.
Contents
The Ainu Aborigines. -- Miyanoshita -- Hakone and Atami. -- The Tokaido. -- Mount Fuji. -- Nagoya. -- Gifu. -- The Shrines of ISE. -- Kyoto—The Palaces. -- Kyoto—The Temples. -- Lake Biwa and Arashiyama. -- The Theatre. -- Fetes and Flowers. -- Nara. -- Osaka. -- Kobe. -- Miyajima and the Inland Sea. -- Nagasaki. -- Kagoshima. -- Formosa.1