Contents -- Preface -- 1. The First Invitation to Tokyo -- 2. The Matsudaira Hotel -- 3. The Japanese Philosophers in 1952 -- 4. A Land of "Contradictions" -- 5. From Tokyo to the Hinterlands -- 6. Preparing to Revisit Japan in 1960 -- 7. Revisiting Japan in 1960 -- 8. A Miscellany of Experiences in 1960 -- 9. The Japanese Philosophers Declare Their Independence: 1966 -- 10. The Fourth Visit: 1976 -- 11. Japan Visited for the Fifth Time: 1979 -- 12. Looking Backward and Looking Forward -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.