Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Preface
- 1 The Voyage across the Pacific
- 2 A Survey of the United States of America
- 3 A Record of San Francisco, 1
- 4 A Record of San Francisco, 2
- 5 The Railroad Journey in the State of California
- 6 The Railroad Journey in the State of Nevada and Utah Territory
- 7 The Rocky Mountain Railroad
- 8 The Chicago Railroad
- 9 The Railroad Journey from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
- 10 A Survey of the District of Columbia
- 11 A Record of Washington, D.C., 1
- 12 A Record of Washington, D.C., 2
- 13 A Record of Washington, D.C., 3
- 14 The Journey Through the Northern States, 1
- 15 The Journey Through the Northern States, 2
- 16 The Journey Through the Northern States, 3
- 17 A Record of Washington, D.C.: Epilogue
- 18 A Record of Philadelphia
- 19 A Record of New York City
- 20 A Record of Boston
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Preface
- 1 The Voyage across the Pacific
- 2 A Survey of the United States of America
- 3 A Record of San Francisco, 1
- 4 A Record of San Francisco, 2
- 5 The Railroad Journey in the State of California
- 6 The Railroad Journey in the State of Nevada and Utah Territory
- 7 The Rocky Mountain Railroad
- 8 The Chicago Railroad
- 9 The Railroad Journey from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
- 10 A Survey of the District of Columbia
- 11 A Record of Washington, D.C., 1
- 12 A Record of Washington, D.C., 2
- 13 A Record of Washington, D.C., 3
- 14 The Journey Through the Northern States, 1
- 15 The Journey Through the Northern States, 2
- 16 The Journey Through the Northern States, 3
- 17 A Record of Washington, D.C.: Epilogue
- 18 A Record of Philadelphia
- 19 A Record of New York City
- 20 A Record of Boston
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- Index
Summary
These volumes contain the record of the daily activities of the Embassy which left Japan on December 23rd, 1871, and returned on September 13th, 1873 – about one year and nine months later. It was led by Iwakura Tomomi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Europe and the United States.
The Embassy first crossed the Pacific Ocean and traversed America, then sailed across the Atlantic and travelled around England and Scotland. After that, it crossed over to Europe to visit France, Belgium, Holland, Prussia, Russia, Denmark and Sweden, subsequently passing through Germany to Italy, Austria and Switzerland. From there it went to southern France, and from the Mediterranean it sailed through the Arabian Sea into the Indian Ocean and the China Sea and so back to Tokyo. Thus, the Embassy visited most of the major cities and towns in the continents of America and Europe.
During the journey through the West, the secretaries collected all the official documents and also kept a diary of formal functions and meetings with foreign dignitaries. The councillors, who had been dispatched by various government ministries, gathered information and made numerous detailed reports pertaining to the politics, education, military affairs and commerce of each country, and these were later compiled into several large volumes. In addition to the official business of the ambassador, this book records all the facts and the actual situation observed in each region.
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- Japan RisingThe Iwakura Embassy to the USA and Europe, pp. 3 - 6Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009