A small Shinto shrine established around 1935 in the Paiwan village of Makazayazaya (瑪家), a name meaning “above the slope” in Paiwan. The shrine was built along the road toward the old Paiwanese settlement of Paiwan (筏湾), with stone steps leading from a junction to a platform with a cypress honden. The original village was severely damaged during Typhoon Morakot (八八水災) in 2009 and its residents permanently relocated to the newly-established Rinari community (禮納里部落) alongside displaced communities from Haocha (好茶) and Dashe (大社). The current condition of any remnants of the former shrine is unknown.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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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)
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