Part one: water; Black dragons belching smoke; Throwing rocks at the sun; Aboard the Susquehanna; The armor; The fight; The waterfront, town of Uraga; The comet; The steaming teapot; Edo; Brush verses sword; The salesman; The letter from the president; Inside the treaty house; The chase; Leaving Japan

Part two: earth; The Tokaido; At the public bath; A frog jumps in; Yoshi the bodyguard; In the shogun's castle; The stableboy; Kiku; Lassoing; Evening; At the soba shop; Yoshi the spy

Part three: wind; Jack aloft; Hanagawa; Gifts; The lark; Angry ronin; Over the precipice

Part four: fire; Carrying fire on your back; The disguise; Feet; The gifts; Baseball; In the shogun's castle

Part five: air; The assignment; A wasp stinging a weeping face; The cook's knife; Winning without a sword; Under the blossoms; "Oh! Susanna."