A small temple on the outskirts of Zhonghe Village (中和村), Ligang, dedicated to the Riminye (日民爺), a collective enshrinement of the spirits of Japanese dead gathered from sites across southern Taiwan. Unlike other temples that venerate a single deified Japanese figure, it was founded out of compassion so that the departed would not be left alone. The shrine stands on the former crematorium grounds of the Chitose Immigrant Village (千歲移民村), taking its present form in the early 2000s.
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Links
- Taiwan Visual Dictionary (台湾ビジュアル辞典)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Japanese Immigrant Villages in Taiwan (台灣日治時期日本移民村)
- Deified Outsiders in Taiwan (台灣成神的外來者)
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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.