S2-E35 - Colonial Tourism: Japanese Visit their Model Colony, While Tokyo Brings Indigenous Taiwanese to “The Motherland” to Show Off “Civilization”

We travel back to 1920s Taiwan, first in the company of Terry’s
Guide to the Japanese Empire and then follow a Tokyo travel
bureau itinerary for Japanese tourists to the island. Ride the
rails with us as we visit Shinto shrines, sugar factories, former
“savages,” and scenic spots (not just any scenic spots but the
official “Eight Views of Taiwan”). And we look at perhaps the
most interesting aspect of colonial sightseeing: free guided
trips to Japan for Indigenous Taiwanese leaders. These propaganda
trips were meant to demonstrate why resistance to the Empire was
futile, but they were not always home runs.