樺太郷土会の活動とその影響 : 新聞・雑誌による郷土研究の取り組み

北海道大学大学院文学研究科北方研究教育センター

北方人文研究

This report examines the formation and development of regional surveys in Sakhalin, Japan, from newspapers and magazines published on this island. In 1930, in Sakhalin of Japan, a group of local research was born. To form an organization, the editor-in-chief of Karafuto's famous newspaper "Karafuto nichinichi shimbun" is involved. The purpose of this organization was to improve local consciousness of Japanese residents of Sakhalin through research activities. Various researchers participated in group activities such as history, ethnology and natural science, and the research results were published in newspapers and books. It also cooperates in preserving historical sites, collecting data on museums, and setting up libraries. From the activities of this group, you can know the local consciousness of the Japanese formed in the colony. The activities of the group will be lost in 1932, but the participating researchers will form individuals and other organizations and continue their research activities. Activities started in 1930 by organizations of regional research have been influential since then.