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Katsuro Hara, An Introduction to the History of Japan 原勝郎『日本史入門』 (Original Edition: Yamato Society publication　G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York 1920) “Japan is a country inhabited by a people differing remarkably in racial features from those who now occupy the greater part of Europe. She remained for a long time shut up against the foreigners knocking at her gate, and on that account her history, compared with that of other nations, presents striking and unique characteristics.”	William Elliot Griffis, Dux Christus an Outline Study of Japan ウィリアム・エリオット・グリフィス『キリストの指揮官: 日本研究の概要』 (Original Edition: Macmillan, 1904) William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) was a priest and educator, employed by the Japanese government to teach science. Other Writings: The Mikado’s Empire Honda the Samurai: Story of Modern Japan
Kenneth Henshall, A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower, Third Edition, Palgrave Macmillan (May 22, 2012) ケネス・ヘンシャル『日本の歴史　石器時代から超大国まで』
Kakuzo Okakura, The Book Of Tea 岡倉天心 (覚三) 『茶の本』 (Original Edition: Putnam’s, New York 1906) “Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism—Teaism.”
Kakuzo Okakura, The Ideals Of The East: With Special Reference To The Art Of Japan 岡倉天心 (覚三) 『東洋の理想』 (Original Edition: J. Murray, London 1903)
Tasuku Harada, The Faith of Japan (Classic Reprint) 原田助 『日本の信仰』 Harada Tasuku (1863-1940) was a Christian priest and educator, dean of the University of Hawaii.