Dawushan Shinto Shrine

A small Shinto shrine established in 1931 on the approach to Beidawu Mountain at 2,940 meters elevation. 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 was built next to the shrine to honor 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).