wˌaɪl taɪwˈɑːn wʌz ˌʌndɚ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹˈuːl, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɛt ˌʌp fˈaɪv wˈɛðɚ mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ stˈeɪʃənz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn tˌaɪpˈeɪ, tˈeɪtʃʌŋ, tˈeɪnən, hˈɛŋtʃʌn, ænd pˈɛŋɡuː.
While Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the government set up five weather monitoring stations on the island, located in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Hengchun, and Penghu.