Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2019/04 -2024/03
Author : YAMADA ATSUSHI
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.