Tamsui Japanese Police Officer Dormitory, Colonial-era police residence in Tamsui, Taiwan

The Tamsui Japanese Police Officer Dormitory is a Japanese-style wooden residence of about 354 square metres, built in a mixed Japanese-Western style. Its front facade has a row of stepped gable vents, and the structure uses weatherboards, small-panel walls and stone revetment. Inside are an entrance hall, reception room, tatami parlour, bedrooms and tea room, plus a Western-style reception room facing the Tamsui River.

The land record for the site dates to 1914, during the Taishō era, and the building served as the residence of the police chief of Tamsui District, the only high-ranking police dormitory in the area. After World War II it became the residence of the Tamsui police chief under the Taipei County Police Bureau. It was registered as a historic building on 28 December 2007 and opened to visitors on 17 December 2019 after restoration.

The building was the residence of the chief of the police section of Tamsui County during the Japanese colonial period, and after 1945 it became the official residence of the head of the Tamsui police precinct. Several police chiefs and their families lived here, including Sun Changwu, He Qi, Jin Fuhai, Zhang Jianxun and Zhang Yifei. The last residents were relatives of Jin Fuhai, such as Lin Meimei, who moved out before the building was listed as a historic building in 2007.

The site is a short walk from Tamsui Metro Station and easy to reach on foot. Hours vary between weekdays and weekends, so it is worth checking ahead before you visit.

A hidden underground air raid shelter lies in the backyard, built during World War II as protection against bombing. This concealed space reveals how residents prepared for wartime dangers during that period.