A comprehensive education reader published in August of the 10th year of Showa (1935), a textbook from Shimizu Public School. - Title: Comprehensive Education Reader - Publication Date: August, Showa 10 (1935) - School Name: Shimizu Public School Thank you for viewing. ...Description of this item... ★Rare book★ ◆This is a reprint. The repressor is Tsai Kun-tsan. ...Explanation of this item... ~Quoted from Mr. Masumi Kawazaki~ ◆Tsai Kun-tsan, a businessman who appears frequently in Ryotaro Shiba's "Taiwan Travelogue" as the encyclopedic "Old Taipei (Lao Taipei)," self-published a reprint of the "Comprehensive Education Reader" used for extracurricular activities at Shimizu Public School in Taichung Prefecture, Taiwan, during the Japanese colonial period. ◆In pre-war Taiwan, which was under Japanese colonial rule, "Public Schools" were established for Taiwanese children, mainly in contrast to elementary schools for Japanese children from the mainland. According to Mr. Tsai, who entered Shimizu Public School in April 1933, the school already had a school broadcasting system that played audio in all 30 classrooms, and some classrooms and the auditorium were equipped with 18mm film equipment. ◆The "Comprehensive Education Reader" was uniquely edited as a supplementary reader for this audiovisual education. It contained texts of children's songs, myths, historical stories, naniwabushi (a genre of traditional Japanese storytelling), model national readings, and the sounds of the koto and shakuhachi. Mr. Tsai says that he still remembers the excitement he felt when he heard the song "Rising Hinomaru" (solo by Ayako Yotsuya) about the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, where Japan won 7 gold medals, at school. ◆Mr. Tsai decided to reprint the reader because he believed that the efforts of Japan at the time to provide cutting-edge education to Taiwanese children, and the knowledge and way of thinking it instilled, had a great influence on the lives of pre-war Taiwanese people, including Mr. Tsai himself, who succeeded in eel farming and IT (information technology) businesses after the war. ◆"Is this a 'colony' school?" Mr. Tsai asks the Japanese people living today. ✮That's all for the explanation✮ ◆No pets, no smoking ✮As a reprint and self-published work, there is no fixed price. The price is set as a rare item. ◆Please read the profile and understand the key points of the transaction. ◆Please understand and acknowledge that this is a used item stored at a private residence, and if you are concerned, please refrain from purchasing. #Taiwan #Reprint #Pre-war Taiwan