Bear, 13 Beechey, Capt., 105 Beef, 54 Beer, 56; brewing, 24 Beets, 19 Beggars, 48; guild, 27 Bellows, U. S. Consul, 351 Bettelheim, Dr., 105 Bevan, Paul, 236 Bicycle boats, 85 Bicycles, 31, 34, 280, 281 Biddle, Commodore, 105 Bimetalism, 92, 111 Bing, S., 236 Bird, Miss, _see_ Bishop, Mrs. Isabella Bird Birds, 13 Birth and birthdays, 60, 61 Bishop, Mrs. Isabella Bird, 15, 43, 45, 341 Biwa Lake, 8 Bizen ware, 229 Black, J. R., 117, 200 Blind, the, 217 “Blossom,” 105 “Blue-Jacket Spirit,” 152 Boar, 13 Boatmen, 30 Boats, 29, 31; _see also_ Steamboats Boissonade, M., 161 Bonin Islands, 34 Books, 197, 203-206 Booth, General, 334 Bowes, J. L., 235 Boxer troubles, 115, 146, 153, 308 Bramhall, Mrs., 60, 75, 221 Brick industry, 24 Bricklayers’ guild, 27 Brinkley, Captain, 208, 231-233, 235, 309, 311 British, 7, 66 British Columbia, 14 Brothels, 166, 167, 271 Buckwheat, 19 Buddha, 253-255, 260; statue of, 228; birthday, 74 Buddhism, 48, 54, 90, 96, 99, 177, 224, 237, 252-260, 269, 288; Buddhist ceremonies, 62; education, 209; festivals, 63, 65; periodicals, 203; philosophy, 198; priests, 224, 258; temples, 65, 166, 240, 243, 253, 258 Buffalo, N. Y., 37 Bushidō, 251-252 “Bushidō, the Soul of Japan,” 89, 239, 252, 261 Business ability of Japanese, 39-42, 82-83 “Business men’s party,” 131 Business men, American, visit Japan, 335; Japanese visit United States, 337 Butter, 37 Button industry, 24 Byron, Lord, 204 C Cabinet, 124, 125, 130, 143, 340, 375, 376; reconstruction, 113, 114 California, 5, 14, 37 Camellia, 410; trees, 12 Campbell, W., 398 Camphor, 37; trees, 12, 21 Canada, 335 Canadian Pacific steamship line, 3 Candles, 37 Canning industry, 22 Canton river, 14 Capital punishment, 162 Capitals of Japan, 91, 96, 97 Carpenters, wages of, 26, 360; guild, 27 Carriage, 281 Carrots, 19 Cary, Otis, 89, 249, 259, 276 “Catalogue of Japanese and Chinese Paintings in the British Museum,” 235 “Catalogue of the Morse Collection of Japanese Pottery,” 235 Cats, 13 Caucasians, 45 Cedar trees, 12 Cemeteries, 258, 259 Central America, 291 Chamberlain, B. H., 15, 22, 45, 58, 75, 86, 92, 152, 161, 192, 197, 199, 208, 222, 236, 252, 256, 408 Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy, 297 Changtu, occupation of, 317 Cha-no-Yu, _see_ Tea-ceremonial Characteristics of the people, 46-50, 76-89 “Charter Oath,” 91, 110-112, 118 “Chautauquan, The,” 211, 401 Chemulpo, 311 Cherry flowers, 65, 79, 408-410; trees, 13 Chestnuts, 19 Chicago, 3, 11, 37, 38 Chickens, 13, 54, 56 “Child-Life in Japan,” 75 Children, 66, 181, 182