Description293 pages with index. Color frontis. Illustrated with 33 black and white photographic plates. Contents: First impressions -- The cherry-blossom season -- Sightseeing -- An overland journey -- A national rite -- Alone in Nikko -- Sendai, Matsushima, and Ikao -- An inland trip -- Sightseeing -- The Buddhist University and the Judo School -- The Russian mission and the Red Cross hospital -- The great Japanese industries and the stock market -- Woman's education in Japan.