The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain: Early Travel Encounters in the Far West

by Cobbing,Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781873410813
• ISBN10: 1873410816
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-05
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

Examining early Japanese visitors' experiences and perceptions of Victorian Britain the text reveals one of the most spectacular culture shocks ever recorded in world history, and their images still underpin Japanese understanding of the outside world.

Table of Contents

Tables and Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Tidings from Afar: Early Travels in the West	p. 1
Japanese Images of Britain During the Sakoku Period	p. 5
Early Overseas Missions	p. 18
Students	p. 20
The First Years of Passport Travel	p. 28
Overseas Travel in the Early Meiji Years	p. 29
The Victorian World on the Voyage to Europe	p. 39
Overseas Travellers and the Japanese Diary Tradition	p. 40
The Voyage to Europe and the British Empire	p. 45
The Age of Steam Through the Eyes of the samurai	p. 64
Early Cultural Encounters in the Victorian World	p. 71
Adventures in Victorian Britain	p. 89
Early Japanese Images of London	p. 90
Tours of Observation	p. 95
Tours of Observation in the Eyes of the Victorian Press	p. 97
Japanese Students in London and their Victorian Mentors	p. 102
The Japanese Boom in London in the Early Meiji Years	p. 110
Japanese Students Outside London	p. 116
Further adventures	p. 124
Return to Japan	p. 145
Student Regulations and the Recall from Britain	p. 147
Later Careers	p. 156
The Matter of Victorian Britain	p. 171
Eikoku Tansaku and the Takenouchi Mission	p. 173
Seiyo Jijo and the Takenouchi Mission	p. 183
Seiyo Bunken Roku and Student Life in Britain	p. 189
Kairan Jikki and the Iwakura Embassy	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 211
Glossary	p. 216
App.: Biographical Notes	p. 218
Notes and References	p. 224
Select Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 255
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