TY - BOOK ID - 138671648 TI - The Iwakura embassy 1871-73 : a true account of the Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary's journey of observation through the United States of America and Europe. AU - Kume, Kunitake AU - Healey, Graham AU - Collcutt, Martin PY - 2002 SN - 4901617001 0700717129 9780700717125 9784901617000 PB - Chiba Japan documents DB - UniCat KW - Civilization KW - Civilization. KW - Travel. KW - Western influences. KW - Kume, Kunitake, KW - Journeys KW - Travel KW - 1800-1918. KW - Europe KW - Europe. KW - Japan KW - Japan. KW - Japon KW - United States KW - United States. KW - États-Unis KW - Civilisation KW - Description and travel. KW - Descriptions et voyages. KW - Influence occidentale. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138671648 AB - This is the first English translation of the official report submitted by the Iwakura Embassy to the Meiji government. The five volume report was first published in Japanese in 1878. The 50-member Embassy, led by Iwakura Tomomi, visited the United States and 12 major European countries in search of ways in which Japan could modernize her social and economic infrastructure. In each country the Embassy visited, it investigated that nation's political and military situation as well as the state of the economy, industry, education, culture and religion. After a total of 22 months abroad, the Embassy returned home in September 1873. ER -