A Diplomat in Japan - the Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored (1921. 2007)

Contents: i. Appointment as Student Interpreter at Yedo 1; ii. Yokohama Society, Official and Unofficial 7; iii. Political Conditions in Japan 19; iv. TreatiesAnti-Foreign SpiritMurder ofForeigners 29; v. Richardson's MurderJapanese Studies 39; vi. Official Visit to Yedo 53; vii. Demands for ReparationJapanese Proposals toClose the PortsPayment of the inedmnity 65; viii. Bombardment of Kagoshima 79; ix. Shimonoseki; Preliminary Measures 91; x. ShimonosekiNaval Operations 99; xi. ShimonosekiPeace Concluded with Choshiu 115; xii. The Murder of Bird and Baldwin 135.Based on the author's detailed diary (begun in 1883-1885, first published in 1921), personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japan's first encounters with the West around the time of the Meiji Restoration. Contents i. Appointment as Student Interpreter at Yedo 1 ii. Yokohama Society, Official and Unofficial 7 iii. Political Conditions in Japan 19 iv. TreatiesAnti-Foreign SpiritMurder ofForeigners 29 v. Richardson's MurderJapanese Studies 39 vi. Official Visit to Yedo 53 vii. Demands for ReparationJapanese Proposals toClose the PortsPayment of the inedmnity 65 viii. Bombardment of Kagoshima 79 ix. Shimonoseki Preliminary Measures 91 x. ShimonosekiNaval Operations 99 xi. ShimonosekiPeace Concluded with Choshiu 115 xii. The Murder of Bird and Baldwin 135. xiii. Ratification of the Treaties by the Mikado 143xiv. Great Fire at Yokohama 159 xv. Visit to Kagoshima and Uwajima 171 xvi. First Visit to Ozaka 191 xvii. Reception of Foreign Ministers by the Tycoon 201 xviii. Overland from Ozaka to Yedo 213 xix. Social Intercourse with Japanese Offi cialsVisit to Niigata, Sado Gold Mines, and Nanao 239 xx. Nanao to Ozaka Overland 253 xxi. Ozaka and Tokushima 269 xxii. Tosa and Nagasaki 285. A fascinating inside account of the epic clash between the Japanese in the West in its earliest days. Sir Ernest Satow entered the British diplomatic service in 1861, a fresh graduate of London University, shortly arriving in Yokohama as the pressure of the Western powers heightened to force Japan from her self-imposed seclusion. This illustrated work, written between 1885 and 1921, offers his intriguing firsthand account of the critical years which led to the final overthrow of the Shogunate, the restoration of direct rule to the ancient line of emperors and, indeed, to the. Based on the authors detailed diary, personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japans first encounters with the West around the time of the Meiji Restoration. Sir Ernest Mason Satow (18431929) was a member of the British legation in Tokyo for twenty-one years. Sir Ernest Satow. The Inner History Of The Critical Years In The Evolution Of Japan When The Ports Were Opened And The Monarchy Restored, Recorded By A Diplomatist Who Took An Active Part In The Events Of The Time, With An Account Of His Personal Experiences During That Period. Originally Published: London : Seeley, Service, 1921. Includes Index. *This is a first-hand account from an outsider witnessing an unusual and exciting moment in Japanese history *The people described in the book, from the Japanese to the arriving foreigners, make history come alive *This includes an account of the first time the Mikado granted an audience with foreigners A personal account of the momentous years after Japan opened to the West.