Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales v
3. Preface to the English edition by HIH Crown Prince Naruhito vii
4. CONTENTS ix
5. Foreword to the Paperback edition xiii
6. Preface to the Japanese edition (1992) xv
7. Translator’s Note xvii
8. The Gakushūin xviii
9. 1. Ten Days in the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence
10. Arrival in London 1
11. Life in the ambassador’s residence 2
12. First visit to Oxford 4
13. Excursion by the Thames 5
14. 2. Life in Colonel Hall’s House
15. I move to Colonel Hall’s 7
16. Studying English 8
17. Life in the Hall household 12
18. Second visit to Oxford and call at Professor Mathias’s house 16
19. Visit to Scotland 18
20. Last month at the Halls 20
21. 3. Entering Oxford
22. Arrival at Merton 24
23. Before matriculation 27
24. University Entrance ceremony 30
25. 4. About Oxford:
26. ‘Dreaming spires’ 32
27. ‘Town and Gown’ – a brief history of Oxford University 33
28. College system 35
29. Education at Oxford and regular activities in the University 38
30. Merton 41
31. 5. Daily Life at Oxford
32. In the mornings 46
33. Middle Common Room (MCR) 48
34. Shopping and the English character 50
35. Draughts and baths 54
36. Dinner 54
37. High table 57
38. Weekends 60
39. Family visits 62
40. With Oxford students 64
41. 6. Cultural Life at Oxford
42. Films, theatre and music 73
43. Enjoying chamber music 77
44. Visit to places associated with musicians: England and music 82
45. 7. Sport
46. Rowing 85
47. Tennis and Squash 86
48. Jogging, climbing, skiing and other sporting activities 92
49. 8. Life as a Research Student at Oxford
50. Why I decided to do research on the Thames as a highway 98
51. Professor Mathias 100
52. Visiting record offices 111
53. Dr Highfield 115
54. Preparing my thesis 123
55. Canals past and future 127
56. 9. Travels in Britain and Abroad
57. Weekend drives in the countryside around Oxford 129
58. Trips in Britain involving overnight stays 131
59. Travelling round Europe and meeting European royal families 135
60. 10. Looking Back on My Two Years’ Stay
61. The English people as I saw them 137
62. On Leaving Britain 141
63. Postscript 144
64. Bibliography 146
65. Index 147