When the War in the Pacific broke out, the Japanese needed more lumber for the war effort, and the Japanese government established a logging center in Lintienshan. Railroad cars giving off the fragrance of Chinese juniper crawled up and down the steep slopes on the precipitous route deep into the dark forests. The uninhabited valleys were soon criss-crossed by exploratory roads. Within a short time Lintienshan became famous alongside of Mt.
當時太平洋戰爭一觸即發，為了支援軍需，日本政府於是在林田山成立砍伐事業所，散發著檜木香的鐵軌沿著陡峭的山壁，危危顫顫地探進密林深處；緲無人跡的縱谷間架起了索道。