Tatsukiri Shinto Shrine

Date CapturedFebruary 26th, 2026 at 05:08 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 5Shutter Speed1/200 secFocal Length20.0 mmISO100Exposure Value12.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Former site of a small coastal Shinto shrine known as Tatsukiri-shi in Japanese. In the post-war era the site was abandoned and later converted into Xiulin No. 6 Public Cemetery (秀林第六公墓). The original entrance is to the left of the modern cemetery gate but not much remains of the original shrine except some broken concrete and possibly some stairs and a pedestal, though it is difficult to identify which, as the cemetery uses many of the same construction methods and material. Apart from the shrine the site is also allegedly home to a monument to several Japanese sailors who were killed by local Indigenous people, with their bodies discarded in a nearby cave. Some Dutch colonial era gold prospectors were also buried here according to legend. Apart from the accepted Japanese name it is also known as Deqili Shinto Shrine (德其黎祠) and sometimes Liwu Shinto Shrine (立霧神社) in Mandarin Chinese.