A former Shinto shrine built out of slate in a high mountain Paiwan Indigeneous village. The tribal chiefdom based here was known as Tjakuvukuvulj or Daguiwen (大龜文). During the war, as Imperial Japan recruited Takasago Volunteers from the many groups of Taiwaneese Indigenous people, a shrine was built here to ensure the souls of the deceased would return to their homeland. It is a long trek to visit, but the ruins of the site still exist! The same settlement has another Japanese colonial era monument to watch for (南番事件紀念碑).
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
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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.