Japan in general -- 3. The antiquity of Japan, and the nation to which the Japanese may belong -- 4. Whether Europeans knew about these islands in ancient times, and when they were first discovered by the Portuguese -- 5. A specific description of some of the principal islands of Japan, and their division into regions -- 6. The division of Japan into provinces, kingdoms, or states, and some of the more notable mountains, rivers, and lakes therein -- 7. The quality and climate of Japan, and the fruits that the land produces -- 8. The measurement of roads, and the method of measuring lands in respect to rent, and the various kinds of measurements of the kingdom -- 9. Japanese linear measurements -- 10. The features, talents, and dispositions of the Japanese -- 11. There is no contradiction, although there may appear to be, in the many things written about the customs, government, nobility, and wealth of Japan, and the reasons thereof -- 12. The method of Japanese building -- 13. The city of Miyako in particular -- 14. The ancient royal palace called Taidairi -- 15. The customs and manners of the Japanese in general -- 16. The dress and garments of the Japanese -- 17. The Japanese manner of paying visits, and the regular times and occasions for this -- 18. The ceremonies and entertainment provided for guests who visit the master of the house at New Year -- 19. The other festivals held during the year when they also pay visits -- 20. Other occasions on which they are accustomed to visiting certain persons -- 21. The gifts that are given, and the manner in which they are offered and received -- 22. The courtesies, bows, and obeisances in use among the Chinese, from which the Japanese have taken most of their etiquette -- 23. The courtesies and ceremonies of the Japanese in general -- 24. The courtesies paid by the Japanese when they meet on the road -- 25. The manner of receiving a guest in the house, and the hospitality and banquet given him until he departs -- 26. The manner of entertaining the guest with wine and sakana, which is the first and principal courtesy paid to a guest on these visits -- 27. The manner of giving and taking sakana for noble, common, and lowly people -- 28. The warm and cold wine served on these visits, and how the Japanese make it -- 29. The banquets held by the [Chinese], and how they entertain their guests at them -- 30. The banquets of the Japanese, and firstly the different kinds of banquets -- 31. Their manner of inviting guests to banquets -- 32. Their manner of entertaining with the drink of cha, and a description of cha and of this ceremony so highly esteemed by the Japanese -- 33. The general way in which the Japanese entertain with cha -- 34. How guests are especially entertained with cha in the suki house -- 35. The aim to which they aspire in suki, and the benefits resulting therefrom.Book 2: 1. The liberal and mechanical arts of Japan in general and their division -- 2. Some mechanical arts of Japan, and firstly their pictures -- 3. Their other mechanical arts -- 4. The liberal arts of Japan, and firstly the art of letters -- 5. Another sort of letters, like the European alphabet of separate letters, which the Japanese use for certain purposes -- 6. The paper, ink, and other instruments used in writing -- 7. Their manner of printing -- 8. The mathematical arts of Japan and also of China, whence the Japanese received them -- 9. Chinese and Japanese astrology in particular -- 10. Heaven in particular, and the degrees into which they divide it -- 11. The degrees and signs into which they divide the sky, and the equinox -- 12. The eclipses of the sun and moon -- 13. The stars and their constellations, the number of stars, and the order in which the