5. The Arrival, Reception, and Extermination of the Portuguese and Spaniards

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Translator’s Introduction 1
5. Notes on the Translation 22
6. Prologue 25
7. Book 1
8. 1. Journey from Siam to Japan and the Present State of the Siamese Court, Including a Description of the Royal Residence or Capital of Ayutthaya 33
9. 2. Departure from the Siamese Capital Ayutthaya Down the River Metnam to the Harbor, and from There across the Sea to Japan 35
10. 3. The Size and Situation of the Islands and Provinces of Japan 40
11. 4. The Division of the Japanese Empire into Large and Small Domains, and Especially General Information about Their Revenue and Government 48
12. 5. The Origin of the Inhabitants 50
13. 6. The Origin of the Japanese according to Their Own Fanciful Opinion 51
14. 7. The Climate of Japan and Its Mineral Resources 55
15. 8. The Fertility of Plants in This Country 64
16. 9. The Country’s Abundance of Quadrupeds, Birds, Crawling and Flying Insects 70
17. 10. Fish and Shellfish 77
18. Book 2
19. 1. Names of the Gods, Divine Humans, and Emperors Who Are Named in the Japanese Chronicles As the First Rulers of This Empire 87
20. 2. General Information about the Spiritual and True Hereditary Emperors of This Empire and the Periodization of Their Succession 88
21. 3. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors, and Especially and First of All Those Who Have Ruled the Japanese Empire from the Beginning of the Monarchy until the Birth of Christ 97
22. 4. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived between the Birth of Christ and the Birth of Yoritomo, the First Secular Ruler, and Ruled with Unlimited Authority 98
23. 5. The Spiritual Hereditary Emperors Who Lived after the Birth of Yoritomo to the Present Day 99
24. 6. The Military Commanders and Secular Rulers from Yoritomo to the Present Ruler Tsunayoshi 100
25. Book 3
26. 1. Concerning the Religions of This Empire and Especially That of Shinto 103
27. 2. The Temples, Beliefs, and Worship of the Shinto Sect 106
28. 3. Shinto Reibi, That Is to Say, Lucky and Sacred Days and Their Celebration 111
29. 4. The Sangū, or Pilgrimage to Ise 117
30. 5. Yamabushi, or Mountain Priests, and Other Religions 122
31. 6. Butsu dō, or Foreign Paganism, and in General about Its Founder 127
32. 7. Judō , the Teaching or the Ways of the Moralists or Philosophers 132
33. Book 4
34. 1. The Situation of the City of Nagasaki 137
35. 2. The Government of Nagasaki 148
36. 3. The Government of Individual Streets and Their Inhabitants, as well as the Administration of the Surrounding Districts and Farmers by a Shogunal Official 158
37. 4. The Temples of the City and the Activities and the Administration of the Clergy 168
38. 5. The Arrival, Reception, and Extermination of the Portuguese and Spaniards 179
39. 6. The Situation of the Dutch 187
40. 7. The Dutch Trade in This Country: Firstly, the Guilds Employed for This Purpose 201
41. 8. The Dutch Trade: Details of the Procedure 207
42. 9. The Treatment and Trade of the Chinese 224
43. 10. Some Posters, Passes, and Letters That Have Been Mentioned Above 229
44. Book 5
45. 1. Preparations for Our Journey to Court and a Description of the Local Way of Traveling 239
46. 2. A General Description of the Condition and Location of the Route by Water and on Land from Nagasaki to the Residence at Edo 247
47. 3. A General Description of Civil and Religious Buildings and Also of Other Structures That We Saw along Public Routes 253
48. 4. A Description of Post Stations, Inns, Roadside Food and Tea Stalls 262
49. 5. The Crowds of People Traveling This Highway Daily and Gaining Their Livelihood Therefrom 271
50. 6. Our Journey, That Is to Say, the Journey of the Dutch, to the Shogunal Court and the Treatment We Receive 280
51. 7. Overland Journey from Nagasaki to Kokura, Begun on February 13, 1691, Consisting of 511⁄2 Japanese Miles 288
52. 8. Voyage from Kokura to Osaka, Begun on February 17, 1691, Amounting to 140 or 150 Miles 300
53. 9. Journey of Thirteen Miles from Osaka to Miyako, Begun on February 28th and Completed on the 29th, as well as a Description of Both Cities 311
54. 10. The Journey from Miyako to Hamamatsu of Sixty-three Japanese Miles, Being Half the Journey to Edo, Begun on March 2nd 325
55. 11. Continuation of Our Journey from Hamamatsu Sixty Japanese Miles and Thirty-eight Streets to the Shogunal Capital of Edo 336
56. 12. Description of the City and the Castle of Edo, Some Events That Took Place There, Our Audience and Departure 351
57. 13. Return from Edo 369
58. 14. The Second Journey to the Shogun’s Court 398
59. 15. Second Return Journey from Edo to Nagasaki 417
60. Appendix 1. List of Persons 439
61. Appendix 2. Money and Measurements 445
62. Notes 449
63. Glossary of Japanese Terms 509
64. Bibliography 525
65. Index 533
66. About the Translator 546