Introduction
My Earliest Memories
Father and Mother
The Kakigara-Chō and Hama-Chō Districts
Tanizaki Kyūemon II
The Sakamoto Primary School
Childhood Friends
The Little Kingdom
The Sino-Japanese War
Our Second House in Minami Kayaba-Chō
The Kairakuen
Gen-Chan
Kagura Dances and Chaban Farces
Memories of Great Kabuki Actors
Growing Up
Sad Things, Happy Things
The Print-Shop Uncle and Rice-Shop Relatives
Graduation from Primary School
The Akika Academy and the Summers’ School
A Passion for Literature