玻璃是日常生活中隨處可見的物品，除了對生活有很大的便利性，也對人類物質文明發展有重要的影響。玻璃製品在臺灣自清治時期以來，已有很悠久的使用歷史，於日治時期總督府相關政策影響下，得到政策與資金的補助，使得玻璃產業開始蓬勃發展，在社會、文化方面對臺灣產生深遠的影響。目前關於日治時期臺灣玻璃產業的研究論述相當有限，本文主要探討日治時期的背景下臺灣地區玻璃產業的經營實況，以暸解玻璃產業發展脈絡。地方產業的發展與地方人文、自然條件有密切關係，在各地方政府積極發展地方產業的同時，本文不僅可作為日治時期臺灣在工業、經濟與地方產業上的重要憑證，也可以為現今政府發展地方產業文化提供借鏡。

Glass is an item that can be found everywhere in people’s lives and one of the most widely used materials produced by man. The invention and utilization of glass has brought great convenience to people’s lives and has had a major impact on the develop of material civilization. From the period of Qing dynasty rule onward, Taiwan has enjoyed a long history of glassware use. The evolution of these needs was transformed into industry activity. The glass industry flourished in the Japanese colonial period which had a deep influence on Taiwan’s society and culture. Due to the limited research conducted on Taiwan’s glass industry during Japanese rule and the lack of books dedicated to the study of the impact and meaning of glassware use on Taiwan society and culture, the goal of this research is: First, study the operation of Taiwan local glass industry during Qing and Japanese rule in order to understand the context of industry development. Local industry development has a close relationship with local humanities and natural conditions. As local governments are actively participating in the development of local industry, this paper will not only serve as an important record of Taiwan’s industry, economy and local industry during Japanese rule but also may be used as reference for government development of local industry today.