Former Eirakuchō Police Station, Historic police station in Datong District, Taiwan
The Former Eirakuchō Police Station is a two-story structure that served as a koban, a Japanese police post, during the colonial period. The building contains office spaces where officers managed neighborhood security and carried out community patrols.
The station was built during the Japanese colonial period and served as a police post through the end of World War II. It represents the administrative framework that Japan established in Taiwan during its control of the island.
The building displays a blend of Japanese police box design and Taiwanese materials, showing how colonial-era administrative styles merged in local construction. Visitors can observe this mixture in the architectural details and the way rooms are organized.
The station is located in Datong District and provides information about police history in multiple languages to visitors. The interior spaces are compact, so plan your visit accordingly and consider asking staff for guidance on the most interesting areas.
This building is one of few preserved colonial-era police stations in Taiwan that shows the complete layout of an original koban setup. Visitors can see the actual arrangement of rooms that made up a working Japanese police office from that period.
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