nˌɪɪtˈɑːkə wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ mˈaʊnt nˌɪɪtˈɑːkə ɪn taɪwˈɑːn, æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðə tˈɔːlɪst mˈaʊntɪn ɪnðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
Niitaka was named after Mount Niitaka in Taiwan, at the time, the tallest mountain in the Japanese Empire.