From these works, one can observe the records of Taiwan's local customs and traditions during the Japanese rule period, as well as writings on travel, colonialism, modernization, the dissemination of political ideas, and the exchange of Chinese literary expressions.
[1] During the period of Japanese rule over Taiwan from 1895 to 1945, Japanese poets with a background in Chinese literature actively worked or traveled in Taiwan.
After coming to Taiwan, they formed their own communities and established new literary circles, collaborating with local Taiwanese literati.
Using Chinese as a medium, they engaged in literary exchanges and left behind poetic works.
[1] These Japanese poets of Chinese poetry, from a foreign perspective, documented Taiwan's landscapes, customs, food production, and societal changes during that era.