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殉職山岡先生之碑

Yamaoka Sakae Monument

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An obscure Japanese colonial monument erected in Xinshe in 1930 to honour 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.

Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.6 EV
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A simple yet stately monument in the hills west of urban Xinshe.
Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
The main inscription is deeply carved and still legible.
Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
21.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.3 EV
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2400 × 3600
A closer look at this nearly century-old monument.
Inscription on the Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
21.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.6 EV
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The inscription below is less easily discerned and might be a post-war addition.
Stepping Back at Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.5
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
21.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.7 EV
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There is a rudimentary structure in front of the monument, blocking a clean view from below.
Approaching Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.8
Shutter Speed
1/500 sec
Focal Length
25.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.8 EV
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The view from the approach from below.
Relics at Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
26.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.3 EV
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Traces of other structures can still be found around the monument, but it isn’t clear what might have stood here.
Informational Plaque at Yamaoka Sakae Monument (殉職山岡先生之碑)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.2
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
31.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.5 EV
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3600 × 2400
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.

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