A small Shinto shrine established in October 1927 on the hillside behind a mostly Amis Indigenous town originally named Damawuku (大馬武窟) and now known as Fafokod. In 1937 the settlement and shrine were renamed; this became known as Daiba-shi (大馬祠) in Japanese. Most reports online indicate it is difficult to locate, but the pedestal and parts of the visiting path can still be found. Head straight down the road from Donghe Elementary School (東河國小) and straight into the bush to find it, but you may need to go around some steep inclines before reaching the site, it is very overgrown. Full credit to Li Boren (李伯仁) for providing the most complete instructions about how to locate this lost shrine.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
Map
Links
- Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples’ Encyclopedia (臺灣原住民族事典)
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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