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Located in the Wuri District, adjacent to Wuri Old Street and the Cultural Road commercial area, the "City-Designated Historic Site Former Wuri Police Station and Dormitory Complex" officially opened to the public on March 28, 2021 under the name “Wuri Cultural Branch Office.” This historic site, spanning nearly 90 years, witnessed the transition from the Japanese colonial period to the National Government era, showcasing a complete police system and police building complex, as well as the rise and fall of the Wuri Port Street. Recently, it introduced Taiwan’s first historic site bed‑and‑breakfast, offering tourists a more diverse perspective to experience the unique Japanese‑style culture in Taiwan. Wuri Cultural Branch Office sits at the heart of Wuri Old Street, close to the Cultural Road commercial area and the century‑old Chaoyuan Temple. Its core philosophy is “one old house, reviving an old street,” using the sentiment of “storytelling through old houses and streets” to link cultural elements related to the port street. It plans a series of activities for historic preservation, cultural education promotion, and adaptive reuse, hoping that a single old house, together with local residents, can rejuvenate the old street and showcase Wuri Old Street’s irreplaceable century‑old port street charm. The "City-Designated Historic Site Former Wuri Police Station and Dormitory Complex" was built in Showa 6 (1931). On November 8, 2010, it was announced as a county‑designated historic site (and later a city‑designated site after municipal consolidation). It is one of the few historic sites in Taiwan that still retains both the police station and dormitory complex. The site includes the police station and dormitory, a double‑brick dormitory, a single‑house wooden dormitory, a single‑house brick dormitory, and an air‑raid shelter. The current address is No. 142, Wuri Road. Of the original buildings, only the “Police Station and Dormitory (Building A)” survived the 1935 Showa 10 (1935) Shanchizha earthquake; the other structures were built after the earthquake. The site offers historic site tours, a special exhibition on port street culture, and an art exhibition, and plans to provide Japanese cultural experiences such as kimono rentals, prayer pavilion horse drawing, and fortune‑telling poetry slips. Most notably, Wuri Cultural Branch Office is Taiwan’s first legally recognized historic site bed‑and‑breakfast, allowing visitors to experience daily life within a unique Japanese historic site and savor its cultural charm. Guidance and Explanation: ■ Available □ Not available ■ Reservation required, call: 04‑2656‑5658 Other Services: ■ Kimono Experience ■ Historic Site Bed‑and‑Breakfast Dining Brand: Yoku Yoku Jitsu Other: Irregular special exhibitions, daily market Image and Text Source: Wuri Cultural Branch Office