A former Shinto shrine located on a small island in a mountain stream. It was built in a Tayal Indigenous area, with a grand enshrinement ceremony held on January 23th, 1939, attended by the Governor of Hsinchu Prefecture, and fell into disrepair after the war. In 1974 what is now the Hushan Hot Springs Hotel (虎山溫泉會館) was built on site; presumably any major structures remaining at that time were demolished around then. Some stone relics remain scattered around, including a stretch of the approach path (參道) and the stem of a stone lantern. A small earth god temple stands higher up the slope, with possible further remnants nearby. It is also known as Wenshui Shinto Shrine (汶水社), with a different character in front.
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Links
- Japanese Deities Overseas (遠渡來台的日本諸神：日治時期的台灣神社田野踏查)
Sources
- Taiwan Shinto Shrines App, Kuona Lab. 《台灣神社遺構地圖》
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.