A town chronicle(邑誌) is a reference book about a particular region. Originally, the town chronicle generally organized the region to help the chief govern it smoothly. However, two types of Gyeongju town chronicles(慶州誌), published by the Japanese during Japanese opium policy in Korea, had completely different chapters from prior town chronicles. The former town chronicles were comprised of history·culture, economy, politics·administration·military, nature, people; on the other hand, the latter Gyeongju town chronicles had only a chapter on history, which focused on the ancient Silla dynasty. The first Gyeongju town chronicle by Kimura-sizuo(木村靜雄) published in limited edition by the time Derauchi-masadake(寺內正毅), governor-general, visited Gyeongju. The second town chronicle of Gyeongju, by Okuda-yasushi(奧田悌), was sold as an initial modern guide book which informed outsiders about Gyeongju, as Gyeongju tourism increased. The compiler of the second chronicle was a capitalist and one of the three Japanese antique collectors at the time. He was thus highly concerned about Gyeongju, as he sought the antique. Gyeongju was transformed during Japanese opium policy in Korea. The former capital underwent improvements such as newly constructed roads and train tracks. Maintenance of a traffic network into the city center was also made in preparation for tourism. Developing the former capital was an expedient of Japanese colonial rule, and effectivly publicized Gyeongju to other nations. The popularity of field trips and tour stamps in Gyeongju is a result of that time. Gyeongju was symbolized as the preserved place of the former capital of the Silla dynasty. The Japanese not only resided in Gyeongju, but they also inserted advertisements about their shops in the Gyeongju chronicles to promote their own profit. Outsiders coming into Gyeongju by the train and newly constructed roads were able to see Gyeongju arranged and preserved by the authorities. They most likely used Gyeongju chronicles as guide books.