| Preface |
| The shogun's city rises from the marshes / Chapter 1： |
| Edo's new residents |
| Community centers of Edo |
| Edo no hana (flowers of Edo) |
| Feudal life on the road |
| Crime and punishment in Edo / Chapter 2： |
| Defining the social classes |
| Disarming the commoners |
| Samurai status |
| Kirisutegomen (killing and going away) |
| Fukushu (blood feud) and ada-uchi (legal vendetta) |
| Kabukimono (street hooligans) |
| Kyokaku (street knights) |
| Criminal organizations |
| The Tokaido's Number One Boss |
| Edo-period justice |
| Penalties and punishments |
| Civil authority and policing / Chapter 3： |
| The highest ranks |
| The shogun's spies: o-metsuke and metsuke |
| Machi-bugyo-sho: the town magistrate's office |
| Yoriki |
| Doshin |
| Criminal investigations |
| Hitsuke tozoku aratame-kata |
| Komono |
| Goyokiki |
| Okappiki |
| Yomawari |
| Guard houses and police stations |
| Patrolling the countryside |
| Feudal police in popular entertainment |
| Arrests and arresting implements / Chapter 4： |
| Kusurigama |
| Manriki-kusari |
| Jutte |
| Parts of the jutte |
| Symbols of official authority |
| Tassel and cord colors |
| Terms for jutte |
| Origins of the jutte |
| Hachiwari |
| Sai |
| Chinese influences |
| Hana-neji |
| Jittetori-ryu |
| Jutte after the feudal era |
| Hibuki |
| Tessen |
| Yawara-bo |
| Metsubushi |
| Hojo-jutsu (restraining arts) |
| Torinawa (arresting ropes) |
| Long arms of the law / Chapter 5： |
| Yori-bo (wooden staff) |
| Jo (short staff) |
| Hanbo (walking stick) |
| Torimono sandogu (three tools of arresting) |
| Sodegarami (sleeve entangler) |
| Sasumata (spear fork) |
| Tsukubo (push pole) |
| Modern police pole-arms |
| Arts and practice of taiho-jutsu / Chapter 6： |
| Wearing a jutte |
| Gripping the jutte |
| Kamae (stance) |
| Defensive techniques / Chapter 7： |
| Parrying techniques |
| Offensive techniques / Chapter 8： |
| Striking techniques |
| Throwing techniques |
| Arrest and restraining techniques / Chapter 9： |
| Control techniques |
| Disarming techniques |
| Strangulation techniques |
| Endnotes |
| Terms |
| Bibliography |
| Index |
| Preface |
| The shogun's city rises from the marshes / Chapter 1： |
| Edo's new residents |
| Community centers of Edo |
| Edo no hana (flowers of Edo) |
| Feudal life on the road |
