An Interdisciplinary Study upon the Tokumeizenkentaishi Beioukairanjikki [The Itinerary and the Description of the United States of America and Several European Countries by the Iwakura Mission, 1871-73]

在这两年里，我们一直在进行一项合作调查，共5卷。因此，我们对以下几点特别感兴趣，并特别想弄清楚：(1)编辑库姆的职业生涯。以及他在岩仓使命中的作用，以及他在撰写和汇编这份特辑方面所做的努力。他在这次航海中所获得的经验对他后来的学术活动产生了一些影响。(2)岩仓使命的绘制过程。(3)岩仓使命在当代语境和政治史中的作用。(4)考察《岩仓使命》中关于岩仓使命访问过的国家(美国、英国、法国)的描述。根据欧洲和美国的消息来源，评估这次考察团在多大程度上成功地对这些国家的有关问题进行了准确的观察和了解；同时调查了考察团东道国的利益。(5)讨论了在所有5卷中讨论的几个重要项目，如西方技术、农业、建筑、宗教(基督教)等。并考证明治初年的行程表是如何实现这一点的，以及这种认知是如何传承到后世的。(6)编制技术术语和专有名称的综合索引，以便从整体上了解凯兰吉吉的兴趣和认知。为此，我们多次召开联合研究会议，每一位研究人员与一些国内外合作者一起展示自己的贡献，从而产生了收集的研究，beoukairanjikki no gakusaiteki Kenkyu[beoukairanjikki，一项跨学科研究]

For these two years we have been engaed with a co-operative investigation into the Beioukairanjikki in 5 vols. from multiple points of view in an attempt of an interdisciplinary study.Thus we have been interested and aiming in particular in making these following points clear :(1) The career of Kunitake KUME, the editor. and his role in the Iwakura Mission, together with his efforts in writing and compiling this Iterterary. Some Consequences of his experiences acquired in this voyage in his later academic activities.(2) The draughting process of this Kairanjikki.(3) The role of the Iwakura Mission seen in the contemporary context and political history.(4) Examining the description in this Kairanjikki about the countries the Iwakura Mission visited (U. S., Great Britain, France. Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy and Switzerland) in the light of European and American sources ; and evaluating to what degree this mission succeeded in exact observations and knowledges to the matters concerned in those countries ; at the same time investigating the interests of host countries to this Mission.(5) Taking up several important items treated throughout all the 5 volumes, like Western technology, agriculture, architecture, religion (Christianity) etc. . and certifying how this Itinerary in the Early Meiji Era realized these and how was such a cognition inherited to the later generation.(6) Compiling an integrated index of technological terms as well as proper names in order to understand the interests and recognition of the Kairanjikki on the whole. and faciliating the further research.For this purpose we have held repeatedly the joint study conferences in which every investigator together with some domestic and foreign collaborators presented his contribution, which resulted in collected studies, Beioukairanjikki no gakusaiteki Kenkyuu [The Beioukairanjikki, An Interdisciplinary Study]