An obscure monument to Kakushi Oi (大井確士), a Japanese soldier who perished in the initial invasion of Taiwan (乙未戰爭) in 1895. It was originally erected in 1921, apparently paid for by Taiwanese townspeople, and later rebuilt at this location in 1941, as the war effort expanded. Access from a poorly maintained set of wooden stairs above the temple.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Recorded On
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Yiwei War (乙未戰爭)
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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.