Japan

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Japan by David Murray This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: Japan Author: David Murray Release Date: August 25, 2009 [Ebook 29798] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JAPAN*** Japan By David Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Late Advisor to the Japanese Minister of Education Third Edition London T. Fisher Unwin Paternoster Square New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1896 Copyright by T. Fisher Unwin, 1894 (For Great Britain) Copyright by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894 (For the United States of America Contents Preface. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter I. The Japanese Archipelago.. . . . . . . . . . Chapter II. The Original And Surviving Races.. . . . . Chapter III. Myths And Legends.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter IV. Founding The Empire.. . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter V. Native Culture And Continental Influences.. Chapter VI. The Middle Ages Of Japan.. . . . . . . . . Chapter VII. Emperor And Shō. . . . . . . . . .gun. . . 2 . 5 . 21 . 30 . 45 . 68 . 96 . 123 Chapter VIII. From The Ashikaga Shōguns To The Death . 137 . 156 . 181 . 193 . 215 . 245 . 265 . 290 . 313 . 318 . 326 . 331 . 335 Of Nobunaga.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter IX.