本文旨在探討京都帝國大學及其師生在臺灣舊慣調查事業中之角色和表現，以適切究明京都帝大與臺灣殖民統治之關係。據探討結果顯示，臺灣舊慣調查事業進行過程中，京都帝大長期是舊慣調查會所屬部門之辦公處所，而該校公、私法學及史學居代表性地位的學者和畢業生獲得延攬，積極地參與，扮演重要的角色，使得調查成果具學術性、權威性，不僅可作爲殖民政府立法和施政的依據，並成爲學術研究重要的素材。京都帝大的師生對殖民地事物的參與，顯然與同一時期東京帝國大學、札幌農學校（含其後之東北帝國大學農科大學、北海道帝國大學）等之師生相似，可說是近代日本學術與殖民統治互動的特殊模式，其歷史意義頗爲值得重視。

This paper explores the role and performance of students and faculty members of Kyoto Imperial University on the Investigation of Taiwanese Manners and Customs (1901). The main purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between Kyoto Imperial University and the colonial rule in Taiwan. Kyoto Imperial University had long been an office of the unit affiliated with the Bureau of the Investigation of Taiwanese Manners and Customs. During the studies, some renowned scholars and graduates of Public Laws, Private Laws and History had played an important role, making the study full of academic value and authority. The results served as the basis for the colonial government in the establishment of law and government policy in the colony. It also becomes significant materials for the academic research. The involvement of the students and faculty members of Kyoto Imperial University in Taiwan affairs is obviously similar to that of Tokyo Imperial University and Sapporo Agricultural College. This pattern of university-government cooperation can be considered quite unique in the modern history of colonialism.