An important high-level Shinto shrine established in May 1942 to enshrine the spirits of Taiwanese soldiers who died in service to the Japanese Empire. It was located near the present-day Grand Hotel, on the east side of the Taiwan Grand Shrine (台灣神宮). The site was converted into the National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine (國民革命忠烈祠) in the post-war period and the original structure was completely dismantled by the late 1960s. Only a single bronze horse (神馬) from the original shrine remains intact; it is now on display at 228 Peace Memorial Park. Known as Taiwan Gokoku-jinja in the original Japanese.
Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Hualien A-rong (花蓮ㄚ榮)
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
- Taiwan Shinto Shrines App, Kuona Lab. 《台灣神社遺構地圖》
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
Connections
- Taiwan Grand Shrine (臺灣神宮)
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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.