Nikko, 26 Pagoda at, 169 Temples at, 173, 174 Nippon, 17 Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 129 "Noh," the, 200 Notes, bank, 93 O Oligarchy, Japanese, 61 Oxen, 27 P Pacific, mastery of, 292 Pagodas, 171 Painting, 158 Schools of, 159 Western influences on, 159 Panama Canal, 292 Paper, Japanese, 87 Paper money, 13 Parkes, Sir Harry, 240 Life of, 240 Parliament, Japanese, 56 Parties and party system, 58 Passports, 233 Peers, House of, 53 People, Japanese, life and habits, 63 Petroleum, 86 Phallic worship, 281 Philippine Islands, 292 Philologists and Japanese language, 33 Philosophers, English, widely read, 284, 285 Philosophy of life, 78 Physical advancement, 279 Physical features of country, 17 Physique, 112 Pictures, Japanese, 158 Pigs, 27 Pillow, Japanese, 65 Plays, Japanese, 199 Poetry, 194 in newspapers, 205 Police, 188 Political future, 279 Population, 17 Porcelain, 140, 142, 145 Modern, 147 Marks on, 148 Port Arthur, 17 Portuguese visits to Japan, 2 Postal service, 177 orders, 178 Post-office business, 178 Savings Bank, 179 Post-offices, foreign, 232 Potters, Korean, 141 Pottery, 140 Marks on, 148 Press, "Yellow," in Japan, 206 Functions of, 210 Newspaper, 202 Prisons, 189 Prison system, 190 Privy Council, 59 Prostitution, 215, 283 _Punch_, Yokohama, 209 Punishments, 190 Psychology of Japanese, 264 R Race, Japanese, its origin, 29 Theories regarding, 30 Railways, 25, 176 Raku ware, 140, 145 Rein, Professor, 19 Religions of Japan, 39 influence on people, 76 Representatives, House of, 53, 55 Resources of country, 90 Revenue, 101 Revolution of 1868, 21, 165, 186, 197, 203 _Rhus Vernicifera_, 22, 138 Rice, 23, 84 Rivers, 19 Royal Family, style and address of, defined, 59 Russia, 292 Russia, war with, 120, 127, 221 Ryder, Admiral Sir A. P., 240 S Sake, 25 St. Francis Xavier, 2, 41, 45, 47, 134, 260, 261, 271 Sakhalin, 17, 18 Salt, 87 Samurai, 155, 236, 283 San Francisco, 294 Satin embroidery, 161 Satsuma, Prince of, 134 ware, 140, 143, 144, 145 Savings Banks, Post-office, 179 Scabbards, sword, 155 Scenery, 25 Schools, Japanese, 104 for girls, 106, 114 Higher, 107 Technical, 108 of painting, 159 of progressive art, 147 Sculpture, 149 Seto ware, 145 Shampooing, 75 Sheep, 27 Shiba, temples at, 158, 173, 174 Shikoku, 17 Shingon Yoko sect, 44 Shinto temples, 45 Shintoism, 39, 40, 41 Influences of, 48, 77 Shirakawa, Emperor, 42 Shogun, 51 Shrines, 77