Ide Kaoru (井手薰,いで かおる, February 6, 1879 - May 11, 1944) was Chief Architect of the Governor-General's Office in Taiwan, when the island was part of the Japanese Empire.

Over the years, many receptions have been held there for heads of state and foreign dignitaries, and in 1992 it was designated a Class Two National Historical Site.

[3] He also designed the Judicial Yuan Building in the Imperial Crown style, which was completed in 1934.

[4] His design for the Executive Yuan building (completed 1940) was influenced by Art Deco and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

He was one of the few Japanese architects to immerse himself professionally in Taiwan, and stayed there for more than thirty years.