Completed in November 1937, this second-generation unranked Shinto shrine (無格社) was located on the western outskirts of Luodong with its entrance near the intersection of what is now Chunjing Road Sec. 2 (純精路二段) and Zhongshan North Road (中山北路) near Shanfa Temple (善法寺). It was completely dismantled after the war but several relics were relocated to what is now Luodong Zhongshan Park (羅東中山公園). A pair of komainu, two rare metal lanterns, and some other fragments can be found scattered around the park. Known as Rato-jinja in the original Japanese.
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Links
- Wild Land Travel (-地球上的火星人-下巴 (野地旅))
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)
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