The Bank of Taiwan Training Institute on the south slope of Yangmingshan Mountain preserves a century-old flag from the Bank's Penghu Branch. It would be fair to call this flag the crown jewel among the many antiquities in the Bank's collections.
A map of 1911 showing the location of the Bank of Taiwan's branches and representative offices clearly shows that the Bank set up its branches and offices in such a way as to facilitate the servicing of Japan's maritime trade routes.
When the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha formally opened for business in 1899, besides opening its head office in Taipei, in that same year and the year following it further opened branches in Tamsui, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Yilan, Penghu, Keelung, and Kaohsiung, thus establishing business presences in northern, central, eastern, and southern Taiwan.
In the 1910s, the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha gradually set up branches in Chiayi, Nantou, Pingtung, Hualien, Taitung, and Taoyuan, an indication that Japan was beginning to place greater importance on Taiwan's domestic economic development. In 1934 the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha set up a branch in Changhua, which was the last branch the Bank would ever open in Taiwan and brought to 16 the total number of branches opened in Taiwan and Penghu by the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha.
The Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha's first branch in Japan was opened in Kobe, followed by three branches in Osaka, Tokyo, and Yokohama, and the Bank had even more branches in mainland China and overseas. Prior to the establishment of the Republic of China, the Bank already had branches in Xiamen, Hong Kong, Fuzhou, Shantou, Canton, and Shanghai. These branches were located in the coastal provinces of Jiangsu, Fujian, and Guangdong, all of which had important trade ties with Taiwan and also had relatively large numbers of Japanese residents.
In addition to establishing branches in mainland China, the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha also issued coupons in Xiamen, Fuzhou, Shantou, Shanghai, Jiujiang, and Hankou. Valid for use within only a limited area, those coupons become a sort of currency in marketplaces.
In the early years of Japan's Taisho period, the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha opened branches in the South Asian cities of Singapore, Surabaya, Semarang, Mumbai, and Jakarta, and to expand its business in the UK and the US the Bank also established branches or representative offices in London, New York, and Mumbai.
After war broke out between Japan and China in 1937, the mainland China branches of the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha suspended operations one after another, the only exceptions being the branches in Shanghai and Hong Kong. After Japanese forces began to score successes in battle, however, these branches were re-opened and the Bank also dispatched personnel to follow the Japanese army into Suzhou, Wuhu, Jiujiang, Wuchang, Haikou, Anqing, Nanchang, Sanya, and Nanjing to set up temporary business locations. The Bank helped the armed forces issue military scrip until the end of the war.
A review of the history of the Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha reveals that the Bank was responsible for funding the development of Taiwanese enterprises so that Taiwan could become an important economic colony of Japan. One can also see that Japan at that time was working hard to build up its regional and global economic presence. Today, the Bank of Taiwan continues working to become a globalized financial institution. It now has eleven overseas branches, in Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, London, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Guangzhou, and Fuzhou.
The Bank of Taiwan Kabushiki-gaisha had the following business locations in 1939:
| 店名
Name
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開業年月日
Date of establishment as year/month/day
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所在地
Location
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| 島內店（臺灣本島及澎湖共設置16店）.
Branches in Taiwan (16 branches in Taiwan and Penghu)
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| 臺北本店
Taipei Head Office
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1899 / 09 / 26
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臺北市榮町二丁目一番地
Taipei City, Sakae-cho 2-chome 1-banchi
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| 淡水支店
Tamsui Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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臺北州淡水郡淡水街淡水字東興六十七番地
Taipei Prefecture, Tamsui-gun, Tamsui-aza, Toko 67-banchi
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| 新竹支店
Hsinchu Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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新竹市東門町三丁目九十番地
Hsinchu City, Dongmen-cho 3-chome 90-banchi
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| 臺中支店
Taichung Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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臺中市寶町一丁目五番地
Taichung City, Takara-machi, 1-chome 5-banchi
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| 臺南支店
Tainan Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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臺南市大宮町一丁目十一番地
Tainan City, Omiya-cho, 1-chome 11-banchi
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| 宜蘭支店
Yilan Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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臺北州宜蘭郡宜蘭街宜蘭字坤門八十六番地
Taipei Prefecture, Yilan-gun, Yilan-machi, Yilan-aza, Kunmen 86-banchi
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| 澎湖島支店
Penghu Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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澎湖廳馬公街馬公二百七番地
Penghu Prefecture, Magong-machi, Magong 207-banchi
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| 基隆支店
Keelung Branch
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1899 / 12 / 01
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基隆市日新町一丁目二番地
Keelung City, Nisshin-cho, 1-chome 2-banchi
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| 高雄支店
Kaohsiung Branch
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1900 / 09 / 01
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高雄市湊町一丁目五番地
Kaohsiung City, Minato-machi, 1-chome 5-banchi
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| 嘉義支店
Chiayi Branch
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1910 / 07 / 01
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嘉義市榮町一丁目三十七番地
Chiayi City, Sakae-cho 1-chome 37-banchi
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| 南投支店
Nantou Branch
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1910 / 07 / 01
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臺中州南投郡南投街南投百二十二番地
Taichung Prefecture, Nantou-gun, Nantou-machi, Nantou 122-banchi
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| 屏東支店
Pingtung Branch
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1910 / 07 / 01
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屏東市屏東百三十一番地之二
Pingtung City, Pingtung 131-banchi-2
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| 花蓮港支店
Hualien Branch
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1912 / 07 / 01
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花蓮港廳花蓮港郡花蓮港街花蓮港高砂通
Hualien Prefecture, Hualien-gun, Hualien-machi, Hualien, Takasago Street
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| 臺東支店
Taitung Branch
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1914 / 04 / 01
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臺東廳臺東郡臺東街臺東寶町二百十七番戶
Taitung Prefecture, Taitung-gun, Taitung-machi, Taitung Takara-cho 217-banchi
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| 桃園支店
Taoyuan Branch
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1918 / 07 / 01
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新竹州桃園郡桃園街桃園字武陵二十一番地
Hsinchu Prefecture, Taoyuan-gun, Taoyuan-machi, Taoyuan-aza, Wuling 21-banchi
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| 彰化支店
Changhua Branch
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1934 / 05 / 01
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彰化市彰化字東門百九十番地
Changhua City, Changhua-aza, Dongmen 190-banchi
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| 內地店（日本本島共設置4店）
Japan branches (4 branches)
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| 神戶支店
Kobe Branch
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1899 / 10 / 02
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神戶市神戶區播磨町四十五番地
Kobe City, Kobe-ku, Harima-cho 45-banchi
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| 大阪支店
Osaka Branch
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1906 / 01 / 04
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大阪市東區北濱三丁目二十二番地
Osaka City, Higashi-ku, Kitahama 3-chome 22-banchi
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| 東京支店
Tokyo Branch
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1910 / 10 / 15
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東京市麴町區丸之內一丁目二番地之一
Tokyo City, Kojimachi-ku, Marunouchi 1-chome 2-banchi-1
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| 橫濱支店
Yokohama Branch
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1917 / 04 / 16
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橫濱市中區日本大通三十三番地
Yokohama City, Naka-ku, Nihon Boulevard 33-banchi
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| 在外店（臺灣、澎湖、日本本島以外設置共15店，漢口駐在員不計在內）
Overseas branches (15 branches in locations other than Taiwan, Penghu, & Japan (not incl. personnel stationed in Hankou)
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| 廈門支店
Xiamen Branch
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1900 / 05 / 01
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中華民國福建省廈門海後路三十二號
Republic of China, Fujian Province, Xiamen, Haihou Road No. 32
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| 香港支店
Hong Kong Branch
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1903 / 04 / 10
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No. 3 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong
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| 福州支店
Fuzhou Branch
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1905 / 07 / 01
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中華民國福建省福州南臺蒼前山泛船浦海關埕第一號
Republic of China, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, Nantaicang Qianshan Fanchuan Pu, Customs Square No. 1
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| 汕頭支店
Shantou Branch
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1907 / 01 / 10
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中華民國廣東省汕頭市永平路第一號
Republic of China, Guangdong Province, Shantou City, Yongping Road No. 1
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| 廣東支店
Canton Branch
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1910 / 01 / 01
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中華民國廣東省廣東市長堤第七十九號
Republic of China, Guangdong Province, Canton City, Changti No. 79
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| 上海支店
Shanghai Branch
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1911 / 04 / 01
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中華民國上海黃浦灘路第十六號
Republic of China, Huangputan Road No. 16
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| 新嘉坡支店
Singapore Branch
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1912 / 09 / 02
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No. 31 Raffles Place, Singapore, S. S.
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| 倫敦支店
London Branch
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1914 / 10 / 15
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No. 40 & 41 Old Broad Street, London, E. C. 2.
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| スラバャ支店
（泗水支店）
Surabaya Branch
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1915 / 05 / 01
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No. 166 Kembang Djepoen Soerabaja, Java.
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| スマラン支店
（三寶瓏支店）
Semarang Branch
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1917 / 04 / 01
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No. 18 Kerkstraat, Semarang, Java.
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| 紐育出張所
New York Office
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1917 / 07 / 01
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Room 1425 Broadway Building No. 165 Broadway, New York, U. S. A.
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| 孟買支店
Mumbai Branch
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1917 / 12 / 01
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United India Life Bldg., Ground Floor East. Sir Pherozshah Mehta Road, Fort, Bombay, India.
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| バタビヤ支店
（巴達維亞支店）
Batavia Branch
|
1918 / 01 / 01
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No. 25 Kali Besar West, Batavia, Java.
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| 漢口駐在員
Hankou representatives
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1927 / 08 / 01
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中華民國漢口第三特別區江漢路七十七號
Republic of China, Hankou City, Special District No. 3, Jianghan Road No. 77
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| 大連出張所
Dalian Office
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1936 / 10 / 01
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關東州大連市山縣通十四番地
Guandong Prefecture, Dalien City, Shanxian Street 14-banchi
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| マニラ支店
（馬尼拉支店）
Manila Branch
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1938 / 08 / 01
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No. 1213 Muelle de la Industria, Binondo, Manila, P. I.
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