In this way, Taiwan could be introduced to Japan, which would surely attract large crowds of Japanese tourists. Because of that spark, in late October of that year the Formosa Star, the premier train service of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA), was launched.
因為這樣的發想，同年十月底，台鐵的「寶島之星」頂級列車之旅成行了，並依約邀請石原前來參與首航，為列車之旅代言，並順道將訊息帶回給向來為我國觀光主力的日本民眾。