Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library 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