This remote Shinto shrine was constructed as early as 1923, part of Japanese colonial efforts to subjugate the Taiwanese Indigenous people in this area of the mountains. Not much is known about its post-war history but the site appears to have been refashioned according to Bunun traditions. It is situated on a hillside west of the main settlement in the area. It is also written as Xinwulu Shrine (新武呂祠) in some sources, and a date of establishment of July 1934 is sometimes given, implying that it may have been upgraded or modified at some point. This is based on the Bunun place name Samuluh.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples’ Encyclopedia (臺灣原住民族事典)
- Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples’ Encyclopedia (臺灣原住民族事典)
- 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)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
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