1st Edition

Japan Travel and Researches

By J. J. Rein Copyright 1999
    543 Pages
    by Routledge

    590 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1884, this remains a compelling and authoritative overview of Japan at the turn of the century. Encompassing physical geography, flora and fauna, history, social conditions, ethnography, and topography, many of the observations in this classic study hold true in modern Japan.

    Part 1 THE PHYSIOGRAPHY OF JAPAN; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTORY; Chapter 2 COAST LINE, Part S OF THE SEA, CURRENTS; Chapter 3 GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; Chapter 4 OROGRAPHY; Chapter 5 HYDROGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY; Chapter 6 CLIMATE; Chapter 7 THE FLORA OF THE JAPANESE ISLANDS; Chapter 8 FAUNA; Part 2 THE JAPANESE PEOPLE; Chapter 9 HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE PEOPLE; Chapter 10 ETHNOGRAPHY; Chapter 11 TOPOGRAPHY;

    Biography

    J. J. Rein