Japanese tourism publications for Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

Collection

Identifier: C0402

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Travel brochures, pamphlets, maps, and postcards by Japanese travel agencies - including the Japan Tourist Bureau - hotels, and goods manufacturers, created between 1929 through the 1930s. The majority of the materials are in English, with some Japanese, Korean, and Chinese used throughout. The items mostly focus on travel and tourism for Japan, Chosen (then Japanese-occupied Korea), and Formosa (then Japanese-occupied Taiwan).

Dates

1929 - 1930s

Creator

Japan Tsūrisuto Byūrō (Organization)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Historical Note

During the 1930s, Korea was still under Japanese rule, and would be until 1945. Under this rule and post-annexation, Korea was given the Japanese name of "Chosen." Similarly, in 1895 Japan invaded Taiwan, with China ceding the island to Japan. Under this strain Taiwan asserted itself as the "Republic of Formosa," though it was still under Japanese occupation, and would be until 1945, with China taking control of the country soon after World War II.

Extent

.4 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

Chinese

English

Japanese

Korean

Additional Description

Abstract

Travel brochures, pamphlets, maps, and postcards by Japanese travel agencies, hotels, and goods manufacturers, created between 1929 through the 1930s. The majority of the materials are in English, with some Japanese, Korean, and Chinese used throughout.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Steven Gerber from Ian Brabner Rare Americana on November 8, 2019.

Related Materials

The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Illustrated scroll of samples of Noh masks and a record of props, in Japanese 'Noh-men hinagata emono hikae' のうめんひながたえものひかえ

Bibliography

Blakemore, Erin. History.com. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.history.com/news/japan-colonization-korea#:~:text=In%201910%2C%20Korea%20was%20annexed,out%20war%20on%20Korean%20culture.

McEneaney, Ciaran. "Why Was Taiwan Called the Republic of Formosa?," January 22, 2018. https://theculturetrip.com/asia/taiwan/articles/taiwan-called-republic-formosa/.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in May 2022. Finding aid completed by Amanda Brent in May 2022.

Japanese translation provided by Yoko Ferguson, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian at George Mason University Libraries.