"The Japanese started the Pacific War and it was to protect their military airfields in the Chiayi-Tainan area of Taiwan by providing accurate meteorological information for safe take-offs and landings, that a decision was taken to expend whatever it took in manpower and resources to build the Yushan Weather Station."
謝新添表示：「一九四三年正值二次大戰末期，日軍發動太平洋戰爭，為了替位於嘉南地區的軍事機場提供更準確的起降安全情報，不惜耗費人力物力設立玉山氣象站。」