The former unranked (無格社) Shinto shrine for the town of Yuchi, established in November 1943. It is located on a small hilltop south of the main market town and was mostly dismantled sometime after the war. Nowadays there is a temple on the site of the original hall, tennis courts on the platform, and a pair of stone lanterns at the top of the stairs. Access it through the township office. Likely known as Gyochi-jinja in the original Japanese.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Shuishalian Magazine (水沙連雜誌)
- Japanese Deities Overseas (遠渡來台的日本諸神：日治時期的台灣神社田野踏查)
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)
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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.