. Japan's inheritance, the country, its people, and their destiny . ese coaster —A succulent weed. XIV. COUNTRY LIFE IN JAPAN .... 255 All work and no play—Capitalist owners—Travel-clubs—Physique of the country folk. 6 Contents CHAPTER PAGE XV. CENTRES OF POPULATION .... 37O The Estuary Gate—Locomotion and magnificentdistances—The typical city—A midnight fire. XVI. EDUCATION AND RELIGION . . 29O The inculcation of patriotism—Students and missionaries—Wanted : a Religion— Morals and the Rescript. XVII. THE POLITICAL FABRIC .... 309 Spionitis and militarism—Steps towards constitu-tionalism—The G


. Japan's inheritance, the country, its people, and their destiny . ese coaster —A succulent weed. XIV. COUNTRY LIFE IN JAPAN .... 255 All work and no play—Capitalist owners—Travel-clubs—Physique of the country folk. 6 Contents CHAPTER PAGE XV. CENTRES OF POPULATION .... 37O The Estuary Gate—Locomotion and magnificentdistances—The typical city—A midnight fire. XVI. EDUCATION AND RELIGION . . 29O The inculcation of patriotism—Students and missionaries—Wanted : a Religion— Morals and the Rescript. XVII. THE POLITICAL FABRIC .... 309 Spionitis and militarism—Steps towards constitu-tionalism—The Genro and the Diet— Vox populi. XVIII. JAPAN AS A COLONIAL POWER . • 329 Fruits of war—State Socialism—Formosa and Korea : acontrast—The Japanese official. XIX. WHERE EAST MEETS WEST . . 345 First results—Mixed marriages—Attitude of the West—The Japanese abroad—The Yellow Peril. XX. A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE . . 366 Japans mission—Is her soul equal to it?—Pacificproblems—The demand for equality. INDEX ...... 381. ILLUSTRATIONS SCENE OF THE GREAT EXPLOSION ON BANDAISAN . Frontispiece FACING PAGE14 THE SPEAR OF NINIGI ..... THE PEAK OF THE HEAVENLY SPEAR, FROM THE NORTH CHERRY-TREES IN BLOOM, UYENO PARK, TOKYO CHERRY BLOSSOMS UNDER SNOW, YOKOHAMA PARK . A SUMMER SCENE, CENTRAL JAPAN A DIAGNOSIS—BY A DOCTOR OF THE OLD SCHOOL IN A HOKKAIDO PORT : SAMPAN GOING OUT TO STEAMER CRYPTOMERIA AVENUE, NEAR NIKKO BASHA OUTSIDE INN, HOKKAIDO TRAVEL BY PACK-HORSE ..... SOFT CONTOURS : PLAINS OF HEAVEN, NEAR KAMAKURA GRAVE OF WILL ADAMS AND HIS JAPANESE WIFE, NEARYOKOSUKA ..... MAN AND WIFE ROCKS, FUTAMI, ISE THE TORI! AT MIYATIMA .... AMA-NO-HASHIDATE, THE LADDER OF HEAVEN MATSUSHIMA : SOME OF THE 800 ISLANDS SOFT CONTOURS IN A VOLCANIC REGION, HAKON^; THE GORGE OF YABAKEI, KYUSHU 9 142828343448484848 68687070707676 Illustrations RAPIDS OF THE FUJIKAWA .... RIVER SCENE, WESTERN JAPAN .... ONAMI-IK^, CRATER LAKE, KIRISHIMA . CLIFF SCENERY, ENOSHIMA


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