After the occupation of the island by the Japanese in 1895, photographic records, mostly appearing in official publications or on postcards, increased rapidly.
一八九五年之後，福爾摩沙變成了日本的殖民地。日人初得此地，便極力搜集有利其統治的資料，照片的數量因此驟增。這些照片出現在官方的刊物，或是明信片上。