Established in October 1924, this former Shinto shrine in the mountains of Wanli was situated in a productive coal mining area. It was destroyed after the war, leaving only an ablution basin near the gates of Kanjiao Elementary School (崁腳國民小學). The basin was dedicated in 1925 and was donated by Kobayashi Hiroshi (小林寬), then president of the local mining company, but it seems to have gone missing by the early 2020s. The actual site of the shrine is subject of some dispute, and may have been near the school or perhaps behind Ji’an Temple (濟安宮). In the original Japanese it was presumably known as Kanashiyama-sha.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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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)
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