From Yoshino Village to Ji'an.
Ji'an Elementary traces its origin to 1911, when it opened as the "Yoshino Common Higher Elementary School" to serve the children of Japanese immigrant farmers settling in what was then called Yoshino Village — the first officially planned Japanese immigrant farming village in Taiwan. A parallel school for Taiwanese students eventually merged with it to form "Ji'an National School" on January 25, 1946, shortly after Taiwan's retrocession, and the school took its current name in 1968. Over the decades, Ji'an Elementary has split off two branch schools that became independent in their own right: Nanhua (1956) and Taichang (1958).
吉安國小的歷史可追溯至1911年,最初以「吉野尋常高等小學校」之名創立,服務當時被稱為「吉野村」的日本移民農民子女——這是台灣第一個官方規劃的日本移民農業村。台灣光復後不久,一所平行招收台灣學生的學校於1946年1月25日與其合併,改稱「吉安國民學校」,並於1968年正式定名為吉安國小。數十年來,吉安國小陸續分出兩所後來獨立設校的分校:南華國小(1956年)與太昌國小(1958年)。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌾 Rooted in Yoshino Village
源自吉野村的百年校系
Ji'an Elementary dates to 1911, when it served the children of Japanese immigrant farmers in Yoshino Village, Taiwan's first officially planned Japanese farming settlement.
🤝 Two Schools Became One
兩校合併的歷史印記
A school for Japanese settler children and a parallel school for Taiwanese students merged in January 1946, forming the roots of today's Ji'an Elementary.
🌱 Parent to Two Independent Schools
孕育出南華與太昌兩校
Ji'an Elementary's branch schools became independent as Nanhua Elementary (1956) and Taichang Elementary (1958), both still serving students today.
The legacy of Yoshino Village.
Its dual origin — one school for Japanese settler children, one for Taiwanese children, later merged — reflects Ji'an's history as "Yoshino Village," the first officially planned Japanese immigrant farming village in Taiwan, whose legacy still shapes the township's identity today. See the Hualien county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
Ji'an Township, Hualien County 973, Taiwan
花蓮縣吉安鄉
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Last updated: July 2026 · Content adapted and condensed from the school's official Chinese-language website by the Taiwan Bilingual Hub team, not yet reviewed by the school. If you're from Ji'an Elementary and would like to correct or expand this page, please contact us.