A branch Shinto shrine (末社) established in March 1942 in Douliu, Yunlin. The shrine was located within what is now Meilin Elementary School (梅林國民小學). A pair of komainu (狛犬) from this shrine can be found on the grounds of Hushan Temple (虎山廟). It is also known more generally as Meilin Shinto Shrine (梅林神社).
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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)
Connections
- Douliu Hushan Temple (斗六湖山巖湖山寺)
- Douliu Shinto Shrine (斗六神社)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.