Established in 1915 and known as Matō-sha in Japanese, this small Shinto shrine originally faced west on the northeast side of Dachengbu (大埕堀), a pond in Madou. An enshrinement ceremony (鎮座祭) was held in November 1921 but the facility was reoriented to face south in 1923 for fengshui reasons. When the larger Zengwen Shrine (曾文神社) was constructed in 1938 this shrine was abolished. After decommissioning, the site was converted by a Japanese monk named Tani Kōun (谷幸運和尚) into a Sōtō Zen mission (曹洞宗布教所) with an attached kindergarten. No relics are known to exist.
Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
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Links
- National Museum of Taiwan History (國立臺灣歷史博物館)
- Hualien A-rong (花蓮ㄚ榮)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
Connections
- Zengwen Shinto Shrine (曾文神社)
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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.