Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. The legendary genesis of Japan, and the national spirit.--The religion of Japan, and the conflict of faiths.--Buddhist and Shinto temples, and ancient shrines.--The Japanese home and some social customs.--Concerning Japanese babies, girls and women.--Festivals, quaint, pathetic, and beautiful.--The life of the cities, and some types.--The life of the country folk and their occupations.--Upon greetings, language, and some things which are different in Japan.--Concerning Japanese gardens old and new, flowers, and some inhabitants.--The art and art instincts of the Japanese race.--Some superstitions, legends, and stories of Japan.--The life and commerce, past and present, of the treaty ports. Some modern tendencies, and the future of Japan