Site of the former prefectural (縣社) Shinto shrine in Keelung. It was established in March 1912, initially as the Keelung Kotohira Shrine (基隆金刀比羅神社), and renamed in 1914. In 1972 the site was converted into Keelung Martyrs’ Shrine (基隆市忠烈祠) and Zhongzheng Park (中正公園). Only a few traces remain: the visiting path (參道), a few stone lanterns, and a pair of komainu (狛犬) dating to the original Kotohira shrine.
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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
- Keelung Martyrs’ Shrine (基隆市忠烈祠)
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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.