著者

黒沢 文貴

出版者

東京女子大学

雑誌

東京女子大学紀要論集 (ISSN:04934350)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.58, no.1, pp.85-114, 2007-09

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In the Meiji period, Japan looked to Western powers for a model of modernization, and many reports on things Western were published. Some were reports by government-funded survey missions, and others were travel accounts by private individuals who had gone overseas. Regardless of the type of writing, each work reflected the image of "a model, modern nation" as seen by its author. In this essay, I will discuss several representative writings that helped shape Japanese perceptions of Belgium in the Meiji-Taisyo period.