A small Shinto shrine established in 1931 on the approach to Beidawu Mountain at 2,940 meters elevation in what is now Taiwu, Pingtung. It was an important site for the Takasago Volunteers (高砂義勇隊), Taiwanese Indigenous who served in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War 2, and a monument (忠魂碑) was built next to the shrine to honour their war dead. That monument toppled decades ago, but the pedestal is still visible, and the rest of the shrine is still intact, including a wooden torii, perhaps owing to the extremely remote location. Also known as Hokudaibusan Shrine (北大武山祠) or simply Dawu Shrine (大武祠).
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- Status:Public (公有)
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Links
- Mnya Youyou Website (萌芽悠遊網)
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)
- World War 2 History in Taiwan (台灣第二次世界大戰歷史)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
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