Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa Monument. In 1895 (Meiji 28), Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa led troops to take over Taiwan and stayed at the old Keelung Customs dormitory from June 4th to 9th. In 1895 (Meiji 28), Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa led troops to take over Taiwan and stayed at the old Keelung Customs dormitory from June 4th to 9th. In October of the same year, after Prince Kitashirakawa died of illness in Tainan, the Japanese built a local history museum next to the barracks and erected a monument on the left side to commemorate his achievements. When Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the Qing Dynasty after the First Sino-Japanese War, Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa was one of the Japanese generals appointed to take over Taiwan. After the Qing Dynasty was defeated by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed, ceding Taiwan and Penghu to Japan. Japan immediately sent troops to Taiwan for the takeover, but encountered armed resistance from the Taiwanese residents. When the Republic of Formosa was established with Tang Ching-sung as its head, Prince Kitashirakawa led the Imperial Guard Division to attack Taiwan, initiating the Imjin War, which lasted for several months. A week after the attack on Tainan, Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa died of malaria at his residence. During the 50 years of Japanese rule in Taiwan, Prince Kitashirakawa was deified, and the Tainan Shrine was built at his "place of demise," with Prince Kitashirakawa as the main deity enshrined. Another theory suggests that Prince Kitashirakawa was killed by Japanese and Italian forces at Niupu Mountain in Hsinchu, having been shot and killed, but the Japanese army concealed the news of his death. Because Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa stayed at the old Keelung Customs dormitory when he led his troops to take over Taiwan, therefore, at that
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