In this book, Nikolai Trofimovich Fedorenko, a well-known Soviet orientalist who has been in the East for a long time, talks about the peculiarity of the way Japan lives - a country where traditional identity especially contrasts with the tangible manifestation of European civilization." Japanese records" is the result of the author's personal observations, which is shared on the pages of the book valuable information about the culture and art of Japan, about its literature and philosophy. The reader will find here vividly depicted scenes from the life of the intelligentsia and ordinary people - pearl fishers, fishermen, descriptions of original Japanese customs, the origins of which date back to ancient times.