Shikano Shinto Shrine

Date Captured

May 20th, 2018 at 09:18 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

Aperture

ƒ / 7.1

Shutter Speed

1/200 sec

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO

100

Exposure Value

13.3 EV

Download

3600 × 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.