CONTENTS
PREFACE
ERA NAMES
MEASURES
CURRENCIES
MAPS
PART 1: BUYŌ INSHI AND HIS TIMES
PART 2: MATTERS OF THE WORLD: AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD
Buyō Inshi
Prologue
Chapter 1
Introduction
Warriors
Chapter 2
Farmers
Chapter 3
Temple and Shrine Priests
The Medical Profession
Chapter 4
The Way of Yin and Yang
The Blind
Lawsuits
Chapter 5
Townspeople
Lower Townspeople
Chapter 6
Pleasure Districts and Prostitutes
Kabuki
Chapter 7
Pariahs and Outcasts
Rice, Grains, and Other Products
Mountains and Forests
On Japan Being Called a Divine Land
Untimely Deaths
The Land, People, and Ruler
GLOSSARY
EDITIONS AND REFERENCES
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX