A rare example of a small Shinto shrine on public school grounds (南安公學校) that survived to the present day. In the post-war era the original structure was heavily modified and transformed into a shrine to Confucius. It is located just inside the front gate of Nan’an Elementary School (南安國民小學) but you may have to visit outside regular hours.
Map
Links
- Round Trip JP (巡日旅行攝)
Sources
- Kaneko Nobuya, Japanese Deities Overseas, Yeren Publishing House, 2020 金子展也，《遠渡來台的日本諸神：日治時期的台灣神社田野踏查》，野人，2020
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.