Japan and things Japanese

Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Contents
Chapter I. Apparel and Utensils
	Bells
	Bizen Ware
	Charcoal
	Chawan and Owan
	Chochin
	Cloisonne
	Cosmetics
	Dyes
	Embroidery
	Fans
	Fude and Sumi
	Furoshiki
	Futon
	Geta
	Hachimaki
	Hanagami
	Happi
	Hashi
	Hata and Nobori
	Head Coverings
	Hemp Cloth
	Hosho Paper
	Indigo Blue
	Jewelry
	Jinrikisha
	Kakashi
	Kamado
	Kamiko
	Kimono Materials
	Komon Fabrics
	Koromogaye
	Kuromoji
	Kusudama
	Kyara
	Lanterns
	Lighters
	Mayudama
	Meriyasu
	Mirrors
	Mompe and Kappogi
	Mugiwara Zaiku
	Nenneko
	Paper
	Pearls
	Pillows
	Pocket Warmers
	Rice Straw
	Sandals
	Suminawa
	Swords
	Tabi
	Take-no-Kawa
	Tanzen and Dotera
	Tasuki
	Tatara Steel
	Tenugui
	Trunks
	Yatate
	Yukata
Chapter II Cures and Medicines
	Amma
	Cold Cures
	Dokukeshi
	Hari-Ryoji
	Home Cures
	Furidashi
	Gama
	Ginseng
	Kuma-nο-i
	Kuroyaki
	Medicinal Teas
	Medicine Peddlers
	O-Kyu
	Rabies
	Smallpox
Chapter III. Dwelling Houses and Other Buildings
	Bad Luck Houses
	Biggest Torii
	Doma
	Fine Wood Works
	Gardens
	Goju-no-To
	Irori and Kotatsu
	Noren
	Onigawara
	Reed-Thatched Roof
	Rocks in Gardens
	Shachihoko
	Shrine Architecture
	Stone Lanterns
	Sudare
	Tatami
	Tea Rooms
	Torii
	Yukiguni
Chapter IV. Fetes and Festivals
	Baby's Fetes
	Birthday Celebrations
	Bon-Festival
	Boys' Festival
	Change of Luck
	Ebisu-ko
	Eighty-Eighth Year Fete
	Festival Floats
	Fortieth-Year Celebration
	Hina-Ichi
	Hina-matsuri
	Matsuri
	Miya-mairi
	O-Higan
	Prenatal Ceremony
	Rare Age Celebration
	Second-Childhood Fete
	Seimon-Barai
	Setsubun
	Seventy-Seventh Year Celebration
	Shichi-Go-San
	Tabe-zome
	Tanabata Festival
	Tauchi
	Thirteenth Year Fete
Chapter V. Fish, Birds and Animals
	Bears and Boars
	Beckoning Cats
	Bird Fortune-Teller
	Bull Fights
	Cattle-Horse
	Cats
	Chickens
	Cicada
	Crows
	Dog Soldiers
	Dragon Flies
	Elephants
	Fireflies
	Fish Funeral
	Foxes
	Freeing Fish and Birds
	Gold Fish
	Growing Fish
	Horse-Carts
	Horseflies
	Ibota Wax
	Kirin
	Kurage
	Lady Boar
	Lizards
	Monkeys
	Okoze
	Pheasants
	Pond Snail
	Quake Maker
	Rats
	River Master
	Sacred Cranes
	Salamanders
	Sharks
	Singing Frogs
	Singing Insects
	Tanuki
	Thunder Bird
	Toads
	Turtles
	Uguisu
	Witch Cats
	Wolves
Chapter VI. Folk Tales
	Angels' Bath
	Banzaburo of Nikko
	Bee Minister
	Brother Mountains
	Bunbuku Chagama
	Christian Martyrs
	Crane Wife
	Curing Tree
	Daffodil
	Devil's Flute
	Divine Peach
	Earthworm
	Endless Tales
	Evil Melon
	Fighting Mountains
	Gambler's Luck
	Grateful Wasp
	Growing Chopsticks
	Inokashira Benten
	Japanese Cinderella
	Jealous Bridge
	Jo-Fuku
	Kannon's Guide
	Kikimimi
	Kintaro
	Kitchen God
	Kobo Daishi
	Kobutori
	Kunau
	Magic House
	Magic Rice-Bag
	Marriage Song
	Marrying a Monkey
	Masakado
	Momo
	Mother Snake
	Mountain Giants
	Mt. Fuji Myth
	Obasute-yama
	One-Eyed Fish
	Osayo
	Otoko-Ishi
	Petrified Women
	Poisonous Mushrooms
	River-Bottom Weaver
	Sagiso
	Saru-Jizo
	Seeing the Future
	Snakes and Swords
	Snake's Gratitude
	Snow Maid
	Sparrow and Swallow
	Stolen Dream
	Stopping the Sun
	Taketori Monogatari
	Talking Turtle
	Tsubaki
	Turtle's Trick
	Two Diviners
	Utsubo-Bune
	Weeping Rock
	Weaver's Earthly Lover
	Yaohime
Chapter VII. Food, 'Sake' and Tobacco
	Asakusa-Nori
	Ayu
	Chawan-mushi
	Chazuke
	Cooking
	Daikon
	Drinking Cups
	Drinking Custom
	Eel-Eating Day
	Fugu
	Ginnan
	Gohan
	Gomakashi
	Kabayaki
	Kagezen
	Kamaboko
	Katsuo-bushi
	Kawara Sembei
	Konnyaku
	Kori-mizu
	Matsutake
	Menrui
	Mikan
	Misoshiru
	Mochi
	Mochi-Tsuki
	Myoga
	Oden
	One-Sided Fish
	Osechi
	Red Rice
	Ringo
	Sakana
	'Sake' Drinking
	'Sake' Eating
	Sashimi
	Satsuma-Imo
	Seaweeds
	Shincha
	Shoyu
	Smoking Pipes
	Snake Eaters
	Sugar
	Suimono
	Sukiyaki
	Sushi
	Tako-Nyudo
	Tea Varieties
	Tea Water
	Tempura
	Tobacco Tradition
	Tofu
	Tsukemono
	Umeboshi
	Wasabi
	Yasai
	Yokan
	Yonaki-Soba
Chapter VIII. Living Habits
	Blackened Teeth
	Counting Units
	Gypsies
	Harebi
	Head Baskets
	Hesokuri
	Hot Baths
	Hot Spring Bathing
	Itadakimasu
	Kane and Kujira
	Kiribi
	Komori
	Love Suicide
	Maigofuda
	Melon-Seed Face
	Mushiboshi
	O-Fukuro
	Okinawa Women
	Purifying Salt
	Sayonara
	Seventy-five Days
	Tachimono
	Tattooing
	Tub-Bathing
	Ubuyu
	Winter Training
	Yubikiri
Chapter IX. Marriage, Funeral and Memorials
	Bride's Trial
	Forty-Ninth Day
	Funeral Ceremony
	Hiding Bride
	Husbands on Trial
	Incense Money
	Kaimyo
	Katami
	Kirisasge
	Kuyo
	Marriage Go-Betweens
	Mibojin
	Nenki
	Okakure
	Otsuya
	Seven Deaths
	Tsunokakushi
	Two Tombs
	Wedding Ceremony
	Yomeiri-Dogu
	Yome-tataki
	Yuino
Chapter X. Natural Phenomena
	Birth Year
	Day's Fortune
	Doyo
	Drinking Cups
	Earthquake Foretells
	Ecliptic Luck
	Full Moon Festival
	Good Weather Doll
	Kuwabara
	Leap Month
	Nono-sama
	Rabbit in The Moon
	Thunder
	Tsuyu
	Typhoon Forecasting
	Yakubi
Chapter XI. Plants and Flowers
	Bamboo
	Biwa
	Black Lily
	Bonsai
	Chrysanthemum
	Gourds
	Hozuki
	Kiri Trees
	Morning Glory
	Murasaki-Gusa
	Nikko's Trees
	Oaks From Mount Vernon
	Pomegranates
	Rice Planting
	Saboten
	Sakura
	Sakura-so
	Sakura of Tokyo
	Shogun's Bonsai
	Sui-ban
	Sumire
	UmeBlossoms
	Willow
	'Yuzu' Tree
Chapter XII. Popular Beliefs and Traditions
	Amagoi
	Bewitching Fox
	Burglars' Guardian
	Child-Bearing Stones
	Crab Charms
	Daily Luck
	Demon's Gate
	Divorce-Tree
	Dosojin
	Dream Eaters
	Dream Prophecies
	Farmers' Guardian
	Funadama
	Good Luck Rakes
	Hara
	Hitodama
	Hitsuji-no-Daifu
	Human Pillars
	Inugami
	Jealous Goddess
	Kama-itachi
	Kami-kakushi
	Kami-na-zuki
	Kappa
	Kitsune-tsuki
	Kobo's Bamboo Cane
	Living Stones
	Love-Letter Charm
	Mieawari
	O-binzuru
	Oshira-sama
	Otafuku
	Otake's Sink
	Praying for a Baby
	Praying for Marriage
	Praying for Snow
	Reed Divination
	Sacred Eels
	Sacred Rice
	Sando-me
	Seki-no-Obasan
	Seven Gods of Fortune
	Shadow of Death
	Shamoji Charm
	Shoki-san
	Squint Eyes
	Stones to Mountain Tops
	Takasago
	Tatari-ishi
	Tengu
	Toji
	Udonge
	Voice of the Dead
Chapter XIII. Recreation and Entertainment
	Archery
	Ayatsuri
	Bon-Odori
	Cha-no-yu
	Chikara-mochi
	Chindon-ya
	Daruma-san
	Dog-Fights
	Dolls
	Flowers in Water
	Fukusuke
	Gagaku
	Games and Sports
	Geisha and Geiko
	Geisha in Paris
	Ghost Stories
	Hagoita
	Hanami
	Hawking
	Hozuki
	Inu-hariko
	Jankempo
	Japanese Polo
	Judo
	Kabuki
	Kado
	Kakunori
	Kami-shibai
	Kankan Dance
	Kaza-guruma
	Kemari
	Kite Flying
	Kokeshi Dolls
	Kyokuba
	Manzai
	Mawari-Doro
	Monkey Trainers
	Naniwa-bushi
	Niwaka
	Oiri-Bukuro
	U-kagura
	Okame and Hyottoko
	Oldest Τοy
	Origami
	Peacock Tea-Houses
	Quiz Shows
	Rakuyaki
	Sanbaso
	Saru-mawashi
	Shamisen
	Shiohi-gari
	Shishi-mai
	Shogi
	Sho-no-fue
	Step-Ladder Fishing
	Story Tellers
	Sugoroku
	Sumo
	Suzumi-Bune
	Taiko-mochi
	Take-Uma
	Temari
	Top Spinning
	Tosen-Kyo
	Uma-no-Ashi
	Utagaruta
	Wrestling Shows
	Yokozuna
	Yose
	Yotsutake
Chapter XIV. Religious Rites
	Aizenmyo-o
	Amacha
	Ashura
	Boiling Water Rite
	Bonfires
	Buddhist Rosaries
	Dainichi-Nyorai
	Dancing Religion
	Enkiri-dera
	Eye-Opening Service
	Family Shrines
	Five Hundred Rakan
	Fudo
	Gohei
	Hachiman
	Hand Clapping
	Harvesting Rites
	Hatsu-mairi
	Inari-san
	Ishi-age
	Jizo
	Kagami
	Kagami-mochi
	Kagura
	Kakure-Kirishitan
	Kami-nashi-tsuki
	Kami-no-Tsukai
	Kojin-sama
	Ko Meetings
	Kompira
	Komuso
	Kumano Shrine
	Kwannon
	Lord of Hades
	Lotus Throne
	Maria-Kwannon
	Marishiten
	Miko
	Mikuji
	Miroku-Bosatsu
	Mitoshino-Kami
	Moniu-Bosatsu
	Mt. Fuji
	New Year
	Nio-San
	Norito
	Ofuda
	O-harai
	Omamori
	O-miki
	Pilgrimages
	Praying Stones
	Rakan
	Reincarnation
	Sacred Horse
	Sacred Trees
	Saisen-bako
	Sakaki
	Sake-no-kami
	Seishi-Bosatsu
	Senbon-nobori
	Shime-nawa
	Shrines
	Suitengu
	Sumiyoshi Shrine
	Sun Worshippers
	Suwa Shrine
	Taiko
	Te-arai
	Tenjin-san
	Three Monkeys
	Ubugami
	Visualization of Thought
	Warai-Botoke
	Yakushi
Chapter XV. Social Customs
	Adopted Children
	Amanojaku
	Apprentice System
	Azana
	Daikoku
	Danna
	Etiquette
	Family Names
	Finding an Address
	Fortune Stealing
	Futago
	Genpuku
	Gifts
	Gift Certificates
	Giri
	Girls' Names
	Harakiri
	Hiyokuzuka
	Hotel Bills
	Imperial Poetry Party
	Information Stones
	Inkyo
	Invitations
	Koseki
	Laugh at Me
	Men's Names
	Mimai
	Mon
	Mother-in-Law
	Mujin
	Mura-Hachibu
	Musekimono
	Naming Babies
	Noshi and Mizuhiki
	Nue-like Persons
	Ochugen Presents
	Order of Seating
	Oseibo
	O-toshidama
	Respecting the Aged
	Seal
	Seimeigaku
	Senbetsu
	Sensei
	Seven Foes
	Shimanagashi
	Sutra Copying
	Te-Uchi
	Tokusei
	Toshikoshi
	Thumb Marks
	Unwelcome Guest
	Yakimochi
	Yonige
Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous
	Aesop's Fables
	Akitsushima
	Biwako-Sosui
	Boat Dwellers
	Bushi and Samurai
	Devil's Machine
	Edo Firemen
	Edo Waterworks
	Encyclopedia
	Ginza
	Hanashi-Zuka
	Hinomaru
	Hinomoto
	Hour Bell
	lemoto
	Kakitsubata Stamp
	Kawaraban
	Kimigayo
	Kindness to Dogs
	Koban
	Kojiki
	Marunouchi
	'Maru' Ships
	Masters of Invisibility
	Nihonbashi
	Nishijin
	Noon Gun
	Oldest Printing
	Paper Money
	Rendai
	Samurai's Training
	Sea-Gypsies
	Shotoku Taishi
	Snake Bridge
	Takara-Kuji
	Takuhon
	Toba Sojo
	Wood Block Printing
	Yodobashi
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