
Ichimura Sanjiro
Ichimura Sanjiro was a Japanese scholar and Sinologist whose historical interpretations contributed to the discourse on Taiwan's identity. He is noted for his claims connecting ancient texts to Taiwan that have been criticized for their lack of historical accuracy.
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Ichimura Sanjiro published a history in 1918 that made the nonsensical claim that the Book of Wu describes a journey to Taiwan.
Notes from Central Taiwan: The fake history behind China’s territorial claimsTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2026-08-03








