◆ This is an old book published in 1936, but those interested are welcome to take a look. ◎ Sanyo Rai (December 27, 1781 (January 21, 1781) - October 16, 1832 (September 23, 1832)) was a historian, thinker, Chinese poet, and man of letters in the late Edo period. Born in Osaka and raised in Hiroshima. His childhood name was Hisataro, his given name was Noboru, and his azana (courtesy name) was Shisei. He went by the pen names Sanyo and Sanjurokuhogai-shi. ◎ "Haku Amakusa Nada" (Mooring at the Amakusa Sea), which he composed in Tomioka, Amakusa (present-day Reihoku Town, Amakusa County, Kumamoto Prefecture), where he temporarily stopped on his way from Nagasaki to Kumamoto, is considered a masterpiece and is one of Sanyo's representative works. In 1826 (Bunsei 9), at the age of 47, Sanyo completed "Nihon Gaishi" (History of Japan) in 22 volumes, and the following year, he presented it to Sadanobu Matsudaira. Sadanobu praised it as "ontou ni shite chudo wo uru" (moderate and reasonable, not biased), and "Nihon Gaishi" gained recognition throughout the country. ☆Contents☆ 1. Brief Biography of Sanyo: With a Self-Portrait 2. Compilation of Nihon Gaishi and Nihon Seiki: Historical Perspective, Clarification of the National Polity and the Theory of Respecting the Emperor, The Power of Writing 3. Japanese Spirit as Seen in Historical Poems: The Mongol Invasion and others 4. The True Meaning of the Japanese Spirit and the Great Achievement of the Meiji Restoration ◉ A5 size. Paperback. 68 pages. Original price: 20 sen ◉ Published by the Japan Culture Association Publishing Department on December 15, 1936. Edited by the Thought Bureau of the Ministry of Education. ★Condition - The cover has dullness, some dents, scratches, and stains, fading at the edges, creases at the lower corners, yellowing and stains on the title label, some damage to the corners and edges, sun damage to the spine and some loss and partial tearing at the top, and sun damage and wrinkles on the edges and top and bottom of the pages, stains and creases on the endpapers, noticeable stains on the title page, frontispiece, and next page, slight sun damage to the pages and small stains on the margins, creases on the lower corners of all pages, etc., showing signs of use, but there are no markings or writing.