Established in 1918, this was originally the Shinto shrine for the lumberjack settlement prior to developing the later site on Taipingshan. The site was effectively abandoned when the settlement moved northeast of here around 1937, but several relics remain, and have become a popular destination for multi-day hikes. Numerous traces of the surrounding settlement can also be found in this area. Also known as Jialuoshan Shinto Shrine (加羅山神社) in some Chinese language sources.
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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)
- Forestry in Taiwan (台灣林業)
- Luodong Forest Railway (羅東森林鐵道)
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