XL. Middle Period of the Tokugawa Bakufu; from the Fifth Shogun, Tsunayoshi, to the Tenth Shogun, Ieharu (1680-1786) XLI. The Late Period of the Tokugawa Bakufu. The Eleventh Shogun,Ienari (1786-1838) XLII. Organization, Central and Local; Currency and the Laws of the Tokugawa Bakufu XLIII. Revival of the Shinto Cult XLIV. Foreign Relations and the Decline of the Tokugawa XLV. Foreign Relations and the Decline of the Tokugawa (Continued) XLVI. The Meiji Government XLVII. Wars with China and Russia APPENDIX 1. Constitution of Japan, 1889 2. Anglo-Japanese Agreement, 1905 3. Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905 INDEX HISTORICAL MAPS Japan about 1337: Northern and Southern Courts Japan in Era of Wars, 1577: Distribution of Fiefs Japan in 1615: Feudatories Japan, Korea and the Mainland of Asia FULL PAGE HALF-TONES Capt. F. Brinkley, R. A. The Emperor Jimmu The Shrine of Ise Prehistoric Remains: Plate A Prehistoric Remains: Plate B Prince Shotoku Kaigen Ceremony of the Nara Daibutsu Thirty-six Versifiers (Painting by Korin) Cherry-Viewing Festival at Mukojima Kamakura Daibutsu Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) Court Costumes Tokugawa Shrine at Nikko The Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) Sinking of the Russian Battleship Osliabya Admiral Togo WORKS CONSULTED ENGRAVING: MT. FUJI SEEN FROM THE FUJI-GAWA CHAPTER I THE HISTORIOGRAPHER'S ART IN OLD JAPAN MATERIALS FOR HISTORY