The history of Japan [electronic resource] : giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire : of its temples, palaces, castles and other buildings : of its metals, minerals, trees, plants, animals, birds and fishes : of the chronology and succession of the emperors, ecclesiastical and secular : of the original descent, religions, customs, and manufactures of the natives, and of their trade and commerce with the Dutch and Chinese : together with a description of the Kingdom of Siam / written in High-Dutch by Engelbertus Kæmpfer ; translated from his original manuscript, never before printed by J.G. Scheuchzer ; with the life of the author, and an introduction.