The Yale philosopher George Trumbull Ladd, who lectured in Japan on several visits, recalls days he counted as rare. He sits in the gallery of the Imperial Diet, shoots the rapids of the Katsura River, climbs the volcano Asama-yama, teaches at a summer school at Hakoné, and writes about Japanese audiences, gardens, theatre, the No drama and Buddhism at Ikegami.
An informed, affectionate portrait of Meiji Japan for travellers and readers of Asian history. Download the free EPUB.