Asiatic Continent, proximity to, 17 Aston, Mr., 194 Athletics, 113 B Banks, Japanese, 97 European, 97 Baths, 65, 75 Bathing, mixed, abolished, 282 Bear, black, 27 Bedding, 65 Bells, 153 Beresford, Lord Charles, 229 Bills, Treasury, 94 Bird, Miss, 212, 217 Birds, 27 Bizen ware, 144, 145 Bon Matsuri, 71 "Break-up of China," 229 Brinkley, Captain, 207 Bronze work, 153 Bungo, Prince of, 2 Buddha, statues of, 151 Buddhism, 39, 40, 41 Influences of, 48, 77 Buddhist religion, commandments of, 42 C "Capital of the Tycoon," 6, 272, 273 Canada, 292 Castles, feudal, 171 Cavalry, 171 Lack of horses, 26 Cemeteries, 73 Ceramic ware, 140 Decoration of, 145 Cereals, 23 Ceremonies, tea, 141 Chamberlain, Basil Hall, 44, 131, 152, 250 Chastity of women, 217 Children, 67 Attendance at school, 104 China, 221 War with, 93, 208 Japanisation of, 224 Awakening of, 229 China ware, _see_ Porcelain and Pottery Chinese indemnity, 228 legal system, 186 Chiuzenji, Lake, 26 Christenings, 72 Christian Missions, 46, 47, 239, 256 Christianity, conversion of Japanese to, 3, 261 Cleanliness of people, 75 Climate, 19 Clothing of Japanese, 68 Coal, 22 College, Police, and Prison, 188 Commerce, 80 Commercial morality, 236 Community, foreign, 235, 239 Confucianism, 39 Conscription, system of, 119 Constitution of Japan, 49, 58, 59 Copper, 157 Copper ware, 153 Costume, Japanese, 161 Cotton, 23 Court, Supreme, of China and Japan, 231 Courts, Consular, 231 Courts, Japanese, 234, 235 Crane, Walter, 132 Curios, 161 Curriculum, school, 105 D Dai Butsus, 151 Daimios, 51, 139, 155, 158, 185 Dalny, 17 Daynogawa, River, 26 Death penalty, 190 Debates, parliamentary, 57 Debt, National, 91, 95 Decoration of ceramic ware, 145 De Fonblanque, 138 Descent of Japanese Sovereigns, 52 Development of Japan, 289 Dickins, F. V., 232, 240 Diet, Imperial Japanese, 52, 53 Diosy, Mr. Arthur, 213 Diplomacy, methods of, 294 Diseases, 20, 66 Douglas, Admiral Sir A. L., 126 Drama, the Japanese, 193, 198 Dress of the Japanese, 68 Dresser, Dr., 168, 169 Dutch, their settlement at Decima, 3, 25, 134, 142 Duties, Customs, 233 E Earthenware, _see_ Pottery and Porcelain Earthquakes, 19 Education, 102 Education, Board of, 103 Electors, Japanese, qualifications of, 55 Electoral districts, 55 Elgin, Lord, 124 Embroidery, silk and satin, 161 Emperor, 51, 52 Position of, 60 English officers, 125 Espionage, elaborate system of, 10 Europeans in Japan, 230