In 1895, a Japanese businessman opened a hot spring hotel in Peitou. Then in 1901, the Taipei-Tanshui rail line was constructed, a public bath and park were built in Peitou, and the development of the hot spring area was well on its way.
一八九五年，日人平田源吉開始在此經營溫泉旅社，光緒廿七年之後，北淡鐵路築成、公共浴場暨公園完工、接著新北投車站落成，奠定了北投繁榮的基礎。