The former county-level (縣社) shrine for Yunlin was established in November 1934 as Hokkō-jinja. Most of the shrine was dismantled in the post-war era but several relics remain: a torii on Wenhua Road (文化路); a chōzuya (手水舍), or hand-washing pavilion; and either staff quarters for workers at the shrine (神職人員宿舍屋) or a shrine office and hall (社務所暨齋館) hidden behind a senior citizens’ activity center. It is located in Beigang, Yunlin.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Wild Land Travel (-地球上的火星人-下巴 (野地旅))
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)
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