Hori Shinto Shrine

Date CapturedJune 23rd, 2026 at 10:11 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 3.9Shutter Speed1/60 secFocal Length26.0 mmISO320Exposure Value9.8 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

A former remote worship or yōhaijo (遙拜所) shrine in central Puli likely known as Hori-sha in the original Japanese. No actual kami were enshrined here but it otherwise functioned pretty much as any other Shinto shrine would have. It was dismantled sometime after the war, although the details are vague. The site has more recently been redeveloped into the Torii Tea Canteen (鳥居喫茶食堂), a restaurant overtly celebrating the history of the shrine. The torii displayed out front is not original but the stone pedestal and some artifacts located on the plot of land immediately to the east appear to be genuine.