Japanese officials intended to change the housing environment for Taiwanese as well and built a large number of Japanese-style houses. These included government "official residences," "staff housing" built by Japanese companies, and "private homes" built by individuals.
所謂日式宿舍，包括了日據時代官方營造的公務「官舍」、日本企業社團所興建的員工「社宅」、還有私人興建的「私宅」。