ILLUSTRATIONS
Country Scenes and Country CustomsFrontispieceFACING PAGE“The Picturesque Moat and Ancient Wall”18“The Charm of the Scenery Along the Banks”32“To Tend These Trees Became a Privilege”38“The Villages Have Never Been Rebuilt”56“For Centuries Lovers Have Met About the Old Well”72“Dark and Solemn and Stately Cryptomerias”78“Ashi-no-Umi, which is, being Interpreted, ‘The Sea of Reeds’”84“Class and Teacher Always Had to be Photographed”108“The Bearing of the Boys and Girls is Serious, Respectful and Affectionate”118“It is Nature Combed and Trimmed”130“Winding Paths Over Rude Moss-covered Stepping-Stones”142“The Worship of Nature in the Open Air”152“In One Corner of the Stage Sits the Chorus”194“Leading Actors in the Dramas of that Day”208“Leading Actors in the Dramas of that Day”212“The Chief Abbot Came in to Greet Us”226“Where Nichiren Spent His Last Days”234“Picturesquely Seated on a Wooded Hill”250“All Covered with Fresh-Fallen Snow”276“Peasants Were Going to and from Their Work”294“You can not Mock the Conviction of Millions”302“The Beautiful Grounds in Full Sight of the Bay”308“They Took Part in Out-Door Sports”320