A small Shinto shrine established in the Amis Indigenous village of Alapawan as Sharapawan-shi as early as August 1936. The settlement and the shrine were renamed in 1937; this became known as Kōgen-shi (高原祠) in Japanese. Not much remains now apart from the stone pedestal. Locating it may be difficult, as there is no marked trail and the area beyond the water treatment facility is very overgrown. Most hikers report not being able to find the site.
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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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.