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A small town shrine next to the police station, likely to have had no actual kami enshrined. In the post-war era the original structure was replaced by a monument to ROC martyrs. The stone pedestal survived into the 2000s but was in a sorry state. Townspeople raised money to restore it but the contractors did a poor job, not understanding the historic context, and most of the original features are now lost. Also known as Nawarin Shinto Shrine (那拔林社) with alternate characters.
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- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
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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.