本文試圖從歷史與風土的角度，回顧日本社會「國家意識」思
考的崛起，以及如何走向「國家認同」的決策過程。太平洋戰爭之
後，戰爭的挫敗促使多數日本國民經常會把「國家意識」與「戰爭」
聯想在一起，有些時候「愛國」的觀念甚至成為日本社會的一項禁
忌。伴隨日本經濟的全球化發展，以及東亞外交上的詭譎多變，如
何重建國民的「國家意識」，將成為二十一世紀日本社會的一大課題。

Reviewing the beginning of nation consciousness from history and
climate in Japanese society, and the process of making people to
acknowledge her existence, this article tries to explore the vein and
valuation of nation consciousness in Japanese society.
After World War Ⅱ, most of Japanese often connect the concept of
“nation” with “war” because of battle defeated, sometimes “patriotism”
be viewed as a taboo in Japan. Following the globalization of Japanese
economy and unsettlement in Far East Asia diplomacy, how to reconstruct
people’s nation consciousness will be an important issue in Japanese
society during the 21st century.