Originally established in December 1939 as Kusukusu-jinja, this Shinto shrine was dismantled and abandoned after the war. In 2015 it was restored, and in 2018 actual ceremonies resumed, albeit in the style of the local Paiwan Indigenous people. Rituals are regularly conducted here to honor Paiwan who died during the tumult of the Mudan Incident (牡丹社事件) as well as those who fought for Imperial Japan in World War 2.
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
- Contested Heritage in Taiwan (爭議文化遺產)
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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.