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A study of Japanese Chosun travel esseys in late 19 century Moon, Soon-Hee In the studies of modern times Japanese travel essays, imperialistic viewpoints are generally dominating the logics which are contempt of Chosun, justification of colonial administration and emphasis of backwardness of Chosun. In these times, travel essays written by Japanese could not free from these conclusions. However, it is worthwhile to find the traces how these historical records which were based on imperialistic viewpoints were produced and how these symbolized images of Chosun were expansively reproduced. The importance of materials in late 19 century is here. In this paper, we will examine Japanese publications of Chosun travel related books in late 19th century and travel circumstances at that time through travele ssays which were published in1894. When we see the Japanese publications of Chosun travel essays which were currently verified after opening the port, we can see publications of Chosun related books were rapidly increasing after Sino-Japanese war and Russo-Japanese war in the year of 1894, 1904, 1906 and 1910 and the big incident of Japanese Annexation of Korea. In social backgrounds of rapid increase of Chosun travel essays, first, there were increasing sailing people to Chosun since 1880 and a foreign concession of Japanese residents were located in Chosun in 1890, and the second was Sino-Japanese war. The authors of travel essays which were published at that time were teachers, ordinary citizens, reporters and Buddhists and the contents were composed of introduction of Chosun and necessary informations for travel even though their majors and interests were different in their subjects. But, in travel essays at those times, we can tell that an overall symbol of Chosun was not established and different imperialistic viewpoints have existed between the authors under the influences of those times and outside of such influences.