The Japanese took control of Taiwan in 1895. Because lacquer ware was considered a household essential among the Japanese, and because Taiwan, with its warm and wet climate, was well suited to growing lacquer trees, in 1921 the Japanese introduced Vietnamese lacquer trees to Tongluo, Miaoli County and Puli, Nantou County.
西元一八九五年日人據台，由於漆器是日本人生活中不可或缺的器物，加上台灣氣候高溫多濕，適合漆樹生長，日本人於是在一九二一年從越南引進安南種漆樹在苗栗銅鑼和南投埔里大面積栽種。