Many Japanese travelers from a variety of professions,
including officials, teachers, writers and painters, came to
Taiwan to live or travel during the Japanese colonial period.
Living on an island where the climate and culture were
different from Japan, these travelers, particularly the
writers and painters, were able to present pictures and
sceneries based on their experiences of Taiwan, which
revealed overlapping, yet discernible visual images.
Kobayashi Shousens traveling-writing ＂Diary of invisible
flowers＂ written in gorgeous ＂Haiku＂ illustrated with
paintings depicts the process of seeking sakura, but failing.
After ＂Diary of invisible flowers＂ was published, th Taiwan
Daily News Chinese Edition immediately started to serialize
＂Travel Painting of Jhuzihu.＂ Although the paintings of
Jhuzihu are the same as ＂Diary of Invisible Flowers,＂ the
content is completely different f...
