Takao Shrine Explained

Takao Shrine
高雄神社
Coordinates:22.6264°N 120.2738°W
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Deity:Prince Yoshihisa
Ōmononushi no Mikoto
Emperor Sutoku
Established:1910
Date Destroyed:1974

was a Shinto shrine located in the former Takao City (now Kaohsiung), Takao Prefecture, Taiwan during the Japanese rule period. The shrine enshrined Prince Yoshihisa, Ōmononushi no Mikoto (大物主命), and Emperor Sutoku.

History

The shrine was originally built at the foot of Kotobuki Hill as in 1910.[1] It was renamed Takao Shrine in 1920 and moved to the hillside in 1928. In 1932, the shrine received the kensha (県社) rank.

After 1945, the government of Republic of China transformed the Shinto shrine into the Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine (高雄市忠烈祠 Gāoxióng shì zhōngliècí). Most of the Japanese structures were demolished in the 1970s and rebuilt as a Chinese temple.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 文化部文化資產局--國家文化資產網. nchdb.boch.gov.tw. 2020-05-20.
  2. Web site: 認識忠烈祠. 2010-08-31. 高雄市文獻委員會. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100905015505/http://archives.kcg.gov.tw/home03.aspx?ID=%244004&IDK=2&EXEC=L. 2010-09-05.