Established in 1938, around the time of the completion of the Jianshanpi Reservoir (尖山埤水庫), which was constructed by Ensuikō Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. (鹽水港製糖株式會社) to provide water to the sugar factory operating around Xinying. This institutional shrine (構內社) was mostly dismantled sometime after the war, but the original pedestal and visiting path can still be seen, and there are stone fragments in the underbrush that are likely original relics. The official name might have been Daitou-jinja (大東神社), while some sources list it as Jianshuipi Shinto Shrine (尖水埤神社).
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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)
- Sugar Industry in Taiwan (台灣糖業)
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