Table of contents : Contents Preface Introduction: Parklands and Japan 1. From Private Lands to Public Spaces: Early City Parks 2. National Parks for Wealth, Health, and Empire 3. Visions of a Green Tokyo 4. Parks and Prosperity, 1950s–1980s 5. Parks and New Eco-Regimes Afterword: Parks, the Public, and the Environment in Japan Notes Sources Cited Index About the Author