Research from a View of the Political History of the Intelligence and Propaganda Activities by the Meiji Restoration Government

本研究从政治史的角度，分析了明治维新政府在保信战争时期，对各汉人领地、一般国民、非日籍日本人进行的情报和宣传活动。文中还介绍了分析的结果。关于汉域，指出了通信网络的重要性，称为Furegashira系统。对于一般人群，本研究在利用视觉历史资料的同时，揭示了明治维新政府的军事宣传歌曲《tokotonyre -bushi》的流通情况。对非日籍居民，收集了尚未传入日本的海外史料，揭露了困扰维新政府的普鲁士反政府活动的事实。

This research analyzed, from a political-history perspective, the intelligence and propaganda activities that were directed towards each han domain, the general population, and the non-Japanese residents in Japan by the Meiji Restoration government during the Boshin War. It also presented the results of this analysis. With regard to the han domains, the importance of the communication network called the Furegashira system was pointed out. Regarding the general population, this research shed light on the circulation of the Meiji Restoration government's military propaganda song, Tokotonyare-bushi, while also making use of visual historical materials. With respect to non-Japanese residents, historical materials from abroad that were yet to be introduced in Japan were collected and facts were revealed about the Prussian anti-government activities that had troubled the Restoration government.