Chapter 1
The Ancient Times~From the Birth of Japan to the Time of Nobles
古代 從日本誕生到貴族世界
1. The Birth of the Japanese Islands
日本列島的誕生 12
2. Jomon Culture
繩文文化 14
3. Yayoi Culture
彌生文化 16
4. A Lot of Small States
小國分立 18
5. The Queen of Yamatai State, Himiko
邪馬台國女王卑彌呼 20
6. Ko-fun and Yamato State (Ancient Burial Mounds and Yamato State)
古墳與大和政權 22
7. Torai-jin (Immigrants from the Korean Peninsula) Introducing the Continental Culture
傳來大陸文化的渡來人 24
8. The Government of Prince Shotoku
聖德太子的政治 26
9. Asuka Culture
飛鳥文化 28
10. The Reformation of Taika
大化革新 30
11. Jinshin Disturbance
壬申之亂 32
12. The Birth of Ritsu-Ryo State
律令國家的成立 34
13. Heijo-kyo
平城京 36
14. The Changing of Land System
土地制度的變遷 38
15. Tempyo Culture
天平文化 40
16. Heian-kyo
平安京 42
17. The Sekkan Government
攝關政治 44
18. Kokuhu Culture
國風文化 46
Column Snake~The Gods That Are Disliked 48
Chapter 2
The Middle Ages~The Time of Samurai, the Time of Wars
中世 武士的時代、戰亂的時代
19. The Growth of Samurai and the Local Revolts
武士的成長與地方的叛亂 50
20. The Insei (The Rule by the Cloistered Emperors)
院政 52
21. The Hei-shi Administration
平氏的政權 54
22. The Taira-Minamoto War
源平合戰 56
23. The Kamakura Shogunate
鎌倉幕府 58
24. The Shikken Government and Jokyu Disturbance
執權政治與承久之亂 60
25. The Goseibai-shikimoku and the Life of Samurai
御成敗式目與武士的生活 62
26. The Dual Control and the Life of Peasants
二重支配與農民的生活 64
27. The Mongol Invasion
元的來襲 66
28. Kamakura Culture
鎌倉文化 68
29. The New Government of Kemmu
建武新政 70
30. The Disturbance of the Northern and Southern Court
南北朝的動亂 72
31. The Muromachi Shogunate
室町幕府 74
32. The Kango Trade
勘合貿易 76
33. The Development of Industry and Economy
產業與經濟的發達 78
34. The Formation of the Soson
□村的形成 80
35. The Self-governing by the Ikki
一揆的自治 82
36. The Onin War
應仁之亂 84
37. The Gekokujo and the Warring Lord
下剋上與戰國大名 86
38. The Development of the Cities and the Town People
都市的發展與町眾 88
39. Muromachi Culture
室町文化 90
Column Dog~The Fact Dog-lovers Don’t Want to Know 92
Chapter 3
The Modern Ages~The Unification of Japan and the Rise of Common People
近世 天下統一與庶民崛起
40. The Arrivals of Guns and Christianity
鐵砲與基督教傳來 94
41. The Rise of Oda Nobunaga
織田信長崛起 96
42. Oda Nobunaga’s Ambition to Unify Japan
織田信長的天下統一大業 98
43. The Honno-ji Temple Incident
本能寺之變 100
44. Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Unification of Japan
豐臣秀吉統一全國 102
45. Hideyoshi’s Diplomatic Policy and Sending Army to Korea
秀吉的對外政策與朝鮮出兵 104
46. Momoyama Culture
桃山文化 106
47. The Battle of Sekigahara
關原之戰 108
48. The Establishment of the Edo Shogunate
江戶幕府的成立 110
49. The System of the Rule by the Edo Shogunate
江戶幕府的支配體制 112
50. The Shuin-sen Trade (The Vermilion-Seal Certificate Trade) and the Japanese Towns
朱印船貿易與日本町 114
51. The Ban on Christianity and the National Seclusion
禁教與鎖國 116
52. The Three Capitals: Edo, Osaka and Kyoto
三都~江戶．大阪．京都 118
53. The Government by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and the Shotoku-no-chi
德川綱吉的政治與正德之治 120
54. Genroku Culture
元祿文化 122
55. The Reform of Kyoho
享保改革 124
56. The Government by Tanuma Okitsugu
田沼意次執政 126
57. The Reform of Kansei
寬政改革 128
58. The Change in Farm Villages, Ikki and Uchikowashi
農村的變化、一揆與暴動 130
59. The Access of Foreign Ships
外國船接近 132
60. Kasei Culture
化政文化 134
61. The Reform of Tempo
天保改革 136
Column Horse~Too Sophisticated？ 138
Chapter 4
The Present Age~Japan in the international Community
近代 國際社會中的日本
62. The Perry’s Arrival
培里來航 142
63. The Unification of the Court and the Shogunate, and the Imperialist’s Antiforeigner
公武合體與尊王攘夷 142
64. The Satsu-Cho Alliance and the To-baku Movement
薩長同盟與倒幕運動 144
65. The Return of Power Back to the Emperor and the Restoration
大政奉還與王政復古 146
66. The Boshin War
戊辰戰爭 148
67. The Meiji Restoration
明治維新 150
68. Nation’s Wealth and Military Strength
富國強兵 152
69. Civilization and Enlightenment
文明開化 154
70. The Seikan-ron and the Seinan War
征韓論與西南戰爭 156
71. The Movement for Democratic Rights
自由民權運動 158
72. The Constitution of the Empire of Japan and the Imperial Diet
大日本帝國憲法與帝國議會 160
73. The Treaty Revision
條約改正 162
74. The Japanese-Sino War
中日甲午戰爭 164
75. The Japanese-Russo War
日俄戰爭 166
76. The Battle of Tsushima
日本海海戰 168
77. The Annexation of Korea and the Industrial Revolution in Japan
併吞韓國與日本的工業革命 170
78. Modern Cultures
近代文化 172
79. World War I and Japan
第一次世界大戰與日本 174
80. The War Boom and the Rice Riot
大戰景氣與米糧暴動 176
81. The Taisho Democracy
大正民主 178
82. The World Crisis and the Response of the Countries
世界恐慌與各國的對應 180
83. The Manchurian Incident
九一八事變 182
84. The Withdrawal from the League of Nations
退出國際聯盟 184
85. The Rise of the Military and the Japanese-Chinese War
軍方抬頭與中日戰爭 186
86. The Reinforcement of War Footing
戰時體制的強化 188
87. Germany and World War II
德國與第二次世界大戰 190
88. The Outbreak of the Pacific War
太平洋戰爭爆發 192
89. The Wartime Life of the People
戰時下的國民生活 194
90. The Potsdam Declaration and the End of the Pacific War
波茨坦宣言與太平洋戰爭終結 196
91. Postwar Japan
戰後的日本 198
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