Title: Clara's diary
Subtitle: an American girl in Meiji Japan
Description: The diary of Clara Whitney (1860-1923): she is the daughter of a New Jersey family, and this publication shows selections from her diaries written from 1875 through 1887; their life, her thoughts and experiences in Japan. This book is a great read for the insight of daily life from the perspective of a young American whose father's job brought him to Japan as it was transforming from the feudal era into the nation it is today. Her family also were missionaries for Christ to the people that were taught be her father and others who would visit. There are also political insights throughout the book. See the person/ people tags to see some of those mentioned in the book.
Subjects: Missionary Diary, diary of a teenage girl, Christianity, Meiji Japan, diary, Japan - social life & customs, cherry-blossom viewing
Places: Asakusa, Japan, New Jersey, England, Tokyo, Ueno Park, Ginza, Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay)
People: Clara Whitney, Clara Whitney Kaji, William Whitney, Katsu Kaishu, Katsu Koroku, Katsu Tami, Katsu Itsu, Kaji Umetaro, Iwakura Tomomi, Matsudaira Sadaaki, Matsudaira Kakudo, Mitsukuri Shuhei, Mori Arinori, Tsuda Sen, Tomita Tetsunosuke, Ono Yaichi, Tomita Nui, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Ootori Michi, Otori Keisuke, Okubo Sakuro, Okubo Toshimichi, Yano Jiro, Saigo Takamori, Sugita Gentan, Sugita Takeshi, Yatabe Ryokichi, Isabella Bird, William Gray Dixon, James M Dixon, Divie Bethune McCartee, John A Bingham
Time periods: 1868-1887