Not much remains of this former district shrine (鄉社) established in July 1937 apart from some komainu (guardian lion-dogs), stone lantern bases, a shrine name stele (社號碑), and several sets of stone steps along the former approach path. It is located on the former campus of Dongshi Vocational School, which relocated after the 921 Earthquake of 1999. There is also an old statue of Chiang Kai-shek on the hillside facing the tennis courts. It would have been known as Toseki-jinja in the original Japanese.
Map
Links
- Japanese Deities Overseas (遠渡來台的日本諸神：日治時期的台灣神社田野踏查)
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
- Taiwan Shinto Shrines App, Kuona Lab. 《台灣神社遺構地圖》
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
Connections
- Dongshi Vocational School (國立東勢高工舊校區)
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