Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction xi
6. CHAPTER 1. Ancient Texts and Sources 1
7. CHAPTER 2. The Wei Zhi and the Wa People 8
8. CHAPTER 3. The Initial Problem and Three Centuries of Compounding It 21
9. CHAPTER 4. Travel by Land and Water to Neighboring Countries 36
10. CHAPTER 5. Han Commanderies, Korean Kingdoms, and Wei China 53
11. CHAPTER 6. Japan in Transition from Yayoi to Kofun 59
12. CHAPTER 7. The Izumo-Yamato Contention 114
13. CHAPTER 8. Himiko, Shamans, Divination, and Other Magic 127
14. CHAPTER 9. Mirrors and Himiko’s Allotment 160
15. CHAPTER 10. The Japanese View of the Wei Zhi Years 186
16. CHAPTER 11. The Endless Search for Yamatai 229
17. CHAPTER 12. Makimuku and the Location of Yamatai 239
18. List of Abbreviations 283
19. Notes 285
20. Wei Zhi Text 339
21. Select Glossary 343
22. Bibliography 359
23. Index 391
24. About the Author 402