pt. 1. Myself. Concerning Myself. Tsunoda Sensei. The Eroica Symphony. Music and Literature. Music and Orientalism

pt. 2. Japan. The Gentleman Cannibals. Exile of an Assassin. Japanese Men. Japanese Women. Japanese Food. The Purity of the Japanese Language. The New Generation of American Japanologists

pt. 3. Travel. Introduction. Kyoto. Uji. Nara. Ise. Sakurai. Nagasaki. Hagi. Hakodate. Shinano. Fukushima. Sanuki. Sado

pt. 4. Japanese Literature. Characteristic Themes of Japanese Literature. An Interview with Abe Kobo. The Death of Kawabata Sensei. Mishima Had Everything. The First Japanese Translations of European Literature. The Tale of Genji in a General Education. The Iemoto System (No and Kyogen). Mori Ogai, "Mademoiselle Hanako" "Ashizuri Point" by Tamiya Torahiko

pt. 5. Personal Observations. Return to Japan. The Treatment of Foreigners. Things I Miss About Japan While Away. Living in Two Countries.