Japan and the World: Through Travelers' Eyes

Hannah Riddell By Ryo Isono Introduction Do you know leprosy? This is the one of infectious and skin diseases. In Meiji period, people c...

Guido Verbeck By Kana Takaku Introduction Do you know the man who triggered the Iwakura Mission being sent to Europe and America? The me...

Saigo Takamori, by Chiossone By Chihiro Ishii Edoardo Chiossone was a painter from Italy. He was also a woodblock artist. His name is ...

Ernest Fenellosa By Chihiro Akie Introduction Do you like Japanese arts? I bet perhaps most Japanese people will say “not really”. For ...

James Curtis Hepburn by Sayuri Hama Introduction Hepburn is famous for Romaji [ romanization; a way to write Japanese in the Latin ...

Alexander von Siebold By Yuka Shiratori Introduction Do you know about foreigners who worked for Japanese government in Meiji Japan?...

Image 1: Une partie de peche By Hitomi Takano Introduction Do you know this picture (1)? –Yes. Then, do you know about Bigot? -Pro...