Events from the year 1913 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.
Incumbents Monarchy Emperor: Taisho
Central government of Japan Prime Minister: Katsura Tarō (until 20 February), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (from 20 February)
Taiwan Governor-General: Sakuma Samata
Events 25 January – Regular shipping routes between Keelung and Hualien Ports were opened; the Governor-General announced the "Taiwan Gunpowder Ban Rules", which came into effect on 1 February. 10 February – The Governor-General announced the "Taiwan Industrial Combination Rules" and the "Taiwan Industrial Combination Rules Implementation Rules", which came into effect on 1 March. 19 March – The renovation project of Wufeng Temple was completed, and Governor Sakuma Mata personally presided over the ceremony. (the monument was built on 24 October 1914.) 21 March – About a hundred people of the Hehuan Mountain expedition and mountaineering team died due to snow and ice and were missing. 23 March – A fire broke out at the Taipei Post Office, and all the office buildings were burned down. 25 March – The Taiwan Medical Doctors Conference was held at Taipei Railway Hotel. 31 March – According to the "Taiwan-wide Street Tree Planting Plan", the Governor-General of Taiwan listed street trees as acacia, eucalyptus, camphor, terminalia, sycamore, maple, cherry, poinciana, kohlrabi, and abo. Le et al., green tunnels have become a unique landscape of Taiwan's highways.
Births 3 September – Henry Kao, politician, Mayor of Taipei (1954–1957, 1964–1972) and Ministry of Transportation and Communications (1927–1976).
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