Established in September 1936 as Toseki-jinja, this former district shrine (鄉社) was occupied by the ROC military in the post-war era, and much of it was dismantled. Following the withdrawal of the military in the late 1980s it was revealed that a pair of komainu, an impressive torii, several stone lanterns, and the base of the original shrine remained intact. The site has since been transformed into Puzi Art Park (朴子藝術公園).
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
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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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.