For more than fifty years, William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928)
chronicled a rapidly changing Meiji Japan and its people. He was
unequaled in the length of his writing career and the breadth of
his work, which illuminated the entire sweep of Meiji history and
reached a multiplicity of American audiences. A teacher in the
provincial city of Fukui and later in Tokyo, he reported in
magazine essays on the last days of feudalism in Japan and its
aspirations to become a modern nation. After returning to the
United States, he continued to write. In dozens of books and
hundreds of articles, he covered topics including the samurai
class, daily life, racial theory, empire, and war. Extending his
reach even further, he was a tireless public speaker and delivered
thousands of lectures on Japan. He described his self-appointed
task as "interpreting Japan to America, with voice and pen." This
anthology brings together the best of his writing, offering a
dynamic perspective on Meiji Japan through the eyes of a colorful
and engaging writer.
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