歷史年代紀年方式除記載史事的時間點，亦反映史觀與政治文化意涵， 本文就日本統治時代的數本歷史書類；天皇逝世與紀年更替；公共事務包括 皇紀2600年、戶籍登載年號、公共建築落款年代等3個具有代表性的面向， 敘述其紀年方式的特色，進而析論其所代表的政治文化意涵，究明日本殖 民統治時期採用的天皇年號式的紀年方式，在於彰顯日本「正統」的政治符 碼，而統治者也藉著紀年的重要時間點進行動員作為，進而強化被統治者向 心力，而此作為也成為臺灣人之「日本時代」集體記憶的一部分。

The forms of historical era not only the time of historical events but also reflect historical idea and political significance. This paper explores the forms of historical era during Japanese colonial rule. I take some dimensions include historical books and the accessions of Japan emperors. Public affairs about Emperor era 2600 (1940) and household register form and the year of public buildings. I narrate the characters of era forms and discuss their political meaning. We find Japan colonial government used Japan emperor era to enforce the legitimism of its rule and mobilized Taiwanese people at key point times. Taiwan had been ruled by Japan for fifty years and these historical era forms became a part of Taiwanese collective memory.

歷史紀年；臺灣史籍；天皇繼承；戶籍紀年；公共建築

historical era forms；Taiwan history books；Japan emperors；household register；public buildings