Eventually there would be many Japanese army rest centers making use of the hot springs, most of which were clustered around today's Kuangming, Yuya and Hsinmin Roads.
北投成為陸軍用地以後，專為日本軍人設立的休息所自然就不只一處，它們大多分佈於現今的光明路、幽雅路及新民路一帶。