Erich Pauer is Professor emeritus of Japanese Studies at the University of Marburg (Germany) and presently engaged in the Centre Européen d’Études Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA) in Colmar, France. He has written widely on Japan’s history of technology and economic development from the Edo period to World War II. His recent publications include Technical Knowledge in Early Modern Japan (ed. with Ruselle Meade 2020), Accessing Technical Education in Modern Japan 2 vols. (ed. with Regine Mathias, 2022).

• 1. Prologue: Some personal remarks on the history of the Ōhara Papers 2. Technical education on the eve of Japan’s industrial revolution – An overview 3. Ōhara Junnosuke: Engineer and manager – A biographical sketch 4. To new shores 5. From civil service to private industry 6. Conclusion 7. Epilogue Appendix 1 William Gray Dixon, The Land of the Morning. An account of Japan and its people, based on a four years’ residence in that country Appendix 2 Kōgaku-ryō narabi ni sho kisoku Appendix 3 Examination papers for the entrance examination to the Imperial College of Engineering References Index

Erich Pauer is Professor emeritus of Japanese Studies at the University of Marburg (Germany) and presently engaged in the Centre Européen d’Études Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA) in Colmar, France. He has written widely on Japan’s history of technology and economic development from the Edo period to World War II. His recent publications include Technical Knowledge in Early Modern Japan (ed. with Ruselle Meade 2020), Accessing Technical Education in Modern Japan 2 vols. (ed. with Regine Mathias, 2022).

• 1. Prologue: Some personal remarks on the history of the Ōhara Papers 2. Technical education on the eve of Japan’s industrial revolution – An overview 3. Ōhara Junnosuke: Engineer and manager – A biographical sketch 4. To new shores 5. From civil service to private industry 6. Conclusion 7. Epilogue Appendix 1 William Gray Dixon, The Land of the Morning. An account of Japan and its people, based on a four years’ residence in that country Appendix 2 Kōgaku-ryō narabi ni sho kisoku Appendix 3 Examination papers for the entrance examination to the Imperial College of Engineering References Index

Erich Pauer is Professor emeritus of Japanese Studies at the University of Marburg (Germany) and presently engaged in the Centre Européen d’Études Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA) in Colmar, France. He has written widely on Japan’s history of technology and economic development from the Edo period to World War II. His recent publications include Technical Knowledge in Early Modern Japan (ed. with Ruselle Meade 2020), Accessing Technical Education in Modern Japan 2 vols. (ed. with Regine Mathias, 2022).

• 1. Prologue: Some personal remarks on the history of the Ōhara Papers 2. Technical education on the eve of Japan’s industrial revolution – An overview 3. Ōhara Junnosuke: Engineer and manager – A biographical sketch 4. To new shores 5. From civil service to private industry 6. Conclusion 7. Epilogue Appendix 1 William Gray Dixon, The Land of the Morning. An account of Japan and its people, based on a four years’ residence in that country Appendix 2 Kōgaku-ryō narabi ni sho kisoku Appendix 3 Examination papers for the entrance examination to the Imperial College of Engineering References Index