| Before leaving he went to Ujina Port on May 22 (meeting his younger brother Takeji who visited him representing his concerned family), then after two days left for Taiwan along with Sukenori KABAYAMA, the first governor of Taiwan, and others. |
出発前は5月22日に宇品港に着き（心配する家族を代表して訪れた弟の竹二と面会）、2日後には初代台湾総督の樺山資紀等とともに台湾に向かった。 |