Shikano Shinto Shrine

Date CapturedMay 20th, 2018 at 09:18 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 7.1Shutter Speed1/200 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO100Exposure Value13.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Established in November 1931 as the second-generation Shikano Shrine in the Shikano Immigrant Village in Luye, Taitung, a community settled largely by Japanese migrants from Niigata. It was the center of village life and drew official worship from local institutions, teachers, and students during festivals, while also serving as the setting for village weddings and send-offs for those departing for the war. Its main hall was demolished in the post-war period and the site left in ruins for decades, until a 2014 reconstruction rebuilt the shrine with imported Japanese cypress (檜) under a Japanese craftsman, primarily as a tourist attraction.