Historical Geographical Study of Civilian Maps and Imagery Documents in Korea and Manchuria under Japanese Rule

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K03238
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: NAKANISHI Ryotaro 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (70202215)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 民間地図 / 市街地図 / 鳥瞰図 / 案内書 / 朝鮮半島 / 満州 / 大連 / 哈爾濱

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I first created a database of information such as plans and bird's-eye views of cities, tourist attractions, and wide-area spaces created privately by Japanese people in Korea and Manchuria under Japanese rule.Next,I utilized those materials to examine the actual conditions of commerce, industry, and tourism in each region, as well as the expressed regional image.As a result, many bird's-eye views by Hatsusaburo Yoshida depicting the Korean Peninsula were found, and it was revealed that the image of Korea as a region by Japanese people at that time was projected onto them.The publication of city plans of Manchuria had become evident since the 1900s, with Dalian, Mukden, Changchun,and Harbin, in that order, tending to increase in response to the expansion of Japanese commerce and industry into Manchuria and the increase in tourists.

Free Research Field

歴史地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、歴史学をはじめとする人文社会科学分野の研究者のみならず、一般の人々の間でも、近代日本の植民地に対する関心が高まっており、なかでも満州や朝鮮への関心はとくに高い。本研究における地図資料の収集、データベース化は、近代期の満州・朝鮮に関して地理的な基礎的情報を提供するという点で意義がある。また、地図資料を基に当時の商工業や観光の実態、地域イメージを明らかにするという、歴史研究の新たな手法を提示した点でも意義がある。