The pavilion also served as a leisure spot for Prince Kan'in Kotohito, which meant it was off limits to the public, who were left to gaze at it from afar until the Japanese defeat in World War II and Taiwan's subsequent return to the Republic of China.
由於曾作為前來主持鐵路開通典禮的日本皇族「閑院宮」載仁親王的休憩場所，因此在日治時期門禁森嚴、並不對外開放，一般民眾只能遠遠地眺望，直到二次大戰後台灣光復，民眾才有機會與她近距離接觸。