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Sir Ernest Satow’s encounters with food as recounted in a diplomat in Japan

Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Yamaguchi University Volume 71 Page 1-10
published_at 2022-01-31
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Title
「一外交官の見た明治維新」で語るアーネスト・サトウの日本での食生活
Sir Ernest Satow’s encounters with food as recounted in a diplomat in Japan
Abstract
As one of the first British diplomats to be posted to Japan, Sir Ernest Satow (1843~1929) became a firsthand observer of the political situation in the country in the years immediately preceding the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Throughout his first posting in Japan (September 1862~February 1869) Satow kept a journal in which he recorded his experiences. Satow later edited this journal for publication as A Diplomat in Japan (henceforth, Diplomat ) published in 1921, many years after the events of the 1860s. The subtitle for the first edition of Diplomat was, ‘The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period.’ This study is an examination of Satow’s ‘personal experiences during that period’ relating to what he ate and drank, and the culinary hospitality he received. This paper will then briefly discuss what can be inferred about the eating habits of Westerners in bakumatsu Japan based on the evidence of Diplomat .
Creators Senneck Andrew
Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University
[kakenhi]15501 grid.268397.1
Source Identifiers [PISSN] 24333670 [NCID] AA12810513
Creator Keywords
幕末日本 アーネスト・サトウ 異文化理解 食生活
Languages eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers Faculty of Education, Yamaguchi University
Date Issued 2022-01-31
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access