Continuity and Discontinuity between Hokkaido and Taiwan: Focusing on the Colonial Settlement Project

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00998
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: YAMADA ATSUSHI 名古屋市立大学, 大学院人間文化研究科, 教授 (80322767)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 日本統治期台湾 / 殖民地撰定 / 田代安定 / 明治期北海道 / 柳本通義 / 押川則吉 / 台湾総督府殖産部

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The "Colonial Land Selection" project in Taiwan was administered by the Colonization Division, Colonial Department, Civil Affairs Bureau, Taiwan Governor-General's Office. In order to find wilderness areas to be designated as colonial lands, researchers were dispatched from the Reclamation Division to various parts of Taiwan. Prior to the survey by the Reclamation Division, preliminary surveys were conducted by local administrative agencies, and the Reclamation Division surveyed the fields that had been narrowed down in that process.
The continuity between Hokkaido and Taiwan is symbolized by the fact that the selection rules were based on those of Hokkaido, and that the person in charge of the project in Taiwan was also engaged in the project in Hokkaido as a deputy in charge. It is also noteworthy that the problems that had been embryonic in the Hokkaido project, such as drainage problems on the selected land, became apparent in Taiwan.

Free Research Field

日本植民地史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本統治期の台湾研究は、日本・台湾を問わずオンライン上で多くの文献が公開されるようになり、資料入手環境は格段に向上した。しかしながら特に台湾統治初期において、日本植民地史の一環として、北海道や沖縄との関連を考える研究は多くない。
本研究は、統治最初の土地政策であり、移民政策でもあった「殖民地撰定」事業を事例として、台湾統治と北海道統治の連続と断絶を考えることで、日本統治期の台湾研究に新たな視野を拓くとともに、オンライン上で公開される日本統治期台湾に関する文献の新たな利用法を示したものである。