Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑) - Spectral Codex
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殉職山岡先生之碑

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An obscure Japanese colonial monument erected in 1930 to honor Yamaoka Sakae (山岡榮, 1902－1930), a teacher who died trying to save nine local villages and schoolchildren from a flood along the river below.

The monument is a little hard to find. When you see a brown marker sign for the monument stop and head left and down an overgrown hillside next to a reinforced concrete building.

A simple yet stately monument in the hills west of urban Xinshe.
A simple yet stately monument in the hills west of urban Xinshe.
The main inscription is deeply carved and still legible.
The main inscription is deeply carved and still legible.
A closer look at this nearly century-old monument.
A closer look at this nearly century-old monument.
The inscription below is less easily discerned and might be a post-war addition.
The inscription below is less easily discerned and might be a post-war addition.
There is a rudimentary structure in front of the monument, blocking a clean view from below.
There is a rudimentary structure in front of the monument, blocking a clean view from below.
The view from the approach from below.
The view from the approach from below.
Traces of other structures can still be found around the monument, but it isn’t clear what might have stood here.
Traces of other structures can still be found around the monument, but it isn’t clear what might have stood here.
An informational plaque with some historic photographs can be found next to the monument.
An informational plaque with some historic photographs can be found next to the monument.

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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.