Daejangchon, a village community of Japanese immigrants in colonial Korea,
was unique in that it was built in rural area, unlike other Japanese communities
in Korea which were typically built near cities. The large-scale development
projects of the Japanese colonizers, such as Hosokawa Farm in Daejangchon,
transformed a small village into a modern “town.” The radical changes
brought to Daejangchon by development resulted in alienation from surrounding
villages. The failure of Daejangchon to promote substantial growth for
Korean peasants made clear the failure of naisen ittai (Japan and Korea as
one body), the professed assimilation policy of Japan. The rapid decline of
Daejangchon after liberation proved that the colonial development did not
encourage substantial progress in conditions for local Koreans and was unwelcomed
by the locals.�