Traveling Japan, Writing Japan：The Translation and Publishing of the Travelogue Wareteki Nihon

Abstract

The travelogue Wareteki Nihon was published in December 2018 by Hakushui Sha, and included the work of eighteen Taiwanese writers from various generations. All their works in the text relate to their travels in Japan. These Taiwanese writers are Kan Yao-Ming, Ko Yu-fen, Huang Li-Chun, Wang Sheng-Hong, Jiang E, Chen Bo-Chin, Hu Mu-Ching, Sheng Hao-We, Chu He-Chih, Wu Ming-Yi, Lu Hui-Hsin, Yi Ge-Yan, Yen Shu-Hsia, and Liu Shu-Hui, whose works in this anthology depict Japanese scenery, culture and literature, and so on. This paper will focus on how this publishing project started, the process of producing this travelogue, and the evaluations and responses of Japan’s literary circle and the mass media to it after its publication in Japan.