An early Shinto shrine completed in Taichung in September 1897, among the earliest established in Taiwan, and rebuilt several times. Its worshippers were drawn largely from the nearby red light district, Hatsune Yukaku (初音町遊廓), and geisha would pray here. The shrine was relocated several times: originally sited in what was then Tokiwa-chō (常盤町), north of present Chenggong Road, it moved in July 1915 and later to Hatsune-chō (初音町), beside the district police box near the corner of Chenggong Road and Dacheng Street. It was demolished after the war, and the site is now occupied by the Central District squad of the Taichung Fire Bureau (消防局第七大隊中區分隊) alongside private housing. No traces remain.
Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
Map
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
- 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
- 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)
Connections
- Jinguashi Shinto Shrine (金瓜石社)
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