Excerpt from A History of Japan: During the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse (1542-1651) But to none am I under greater Obligations than to my collaborator, mr. Isch yamagata. Besides being responsible for the maps, he has supplied me with thousands of pages of excellent translations from standard Japanese authorities and from hitherto unpublished manuscripts. Without his assistance the book could not have been written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.