A school Shinto shrine (校內社) established sometime between 1934 and 1938 within Hitokai Public School in Xiluo, Yunlin, today the campus of Guangxing Elementary School (廣興國民小學). The shrine was abolished in November 1945, shortly after the end of Japanese rule, leaving only its torii standing. The gateway survives behind the school buildings, where it now serves as the entrance to a children’s playground, while no trace of the main hall remains.
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Links
- Taiwan Visual Dictionary (台湾ビジュアル辞典)
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)
- Education History in Taiwan (臺灣教育史)
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