[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946)]. Kuni no Hikari [in English: Light of Our Land]. Tokyo: Japan Temperance Union, September 10, 1910.
8vo (222 x 152 mm). Map and photographic portrait in the text. Original color pictorial wrappers (few minor stains to covers). A temperance magazine with this issue having a focus on Shirase's party's temperance rules. There are 17 pages dedicated to Shirase with text in Japanese with five short articles about Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition:
1. Deep is the Relation between the Brave Undertaking of the South Pole Expedition and Us, the Temperance Workers. 4-pages.
2. An Interview with Lieutenant Shirase on the South Pole Expedition - A Talk by Mr. Ando. 5-pages. (Taro Ando was the president of the Japan Temperance Union).
3. The Japanese Antarctic Expedition and Its History with Shirase's short history; European Antarctic Expedition - Shackleton & Scott; detail of the food for Shirase’s party; Shirase’s expedition rules. 2-pages.
4. Count Okuma’s Presentation on the Japanese Antarctic Expedition. 1-page.
5. Some Reasons for the Sure Success of the South Pole Expedition by Mr. Taro Ando. 3-pages.
Shirase discusses mistakes that resulted in several deaths caused by alcohol when he and Captain Gunji explored Shumshu Island, Chishima (The Kuril Islands). Shirase gives the reasons why he adopted temperance rules for his Japanese Antarctic Expedition. Ross 3.21A (“Very rare”).