Kagi Shrine
Kagi Shrine (Japanese: 嘉義神社, Hepburn: Kagi jinja) was a Shinto shrine in Chiayi City, Taiwan
The shrine was built on 28 October 1915
The shrine was made into martyrs' shrine by the Republic of China after World War II. On 24 April 1994 the main hall was destroyed by a fire. The ruins are now Chiayi City Historical Relics Museum.
The main hall of Kagi Shrine was replaced by the Chiayi Tower in 1998. The tower's builders used a design that was inspired by a story told by the indigenous people about how the world was created. The tower is called the Sun-Shooting Tower and it has an observation deck.
Some parts of the shrine like the temizuya (purification pavilion), sandō (pathway), stone tōrō lantern, and Komainu statues amongst other things still exist today.
Gallery[change | change source]
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Temizuya -
Stone tōrō lantern -
Komainu statues
Related pages[change | change source]
- Chiayi Cheng Huang Temple
- Chiayi Confucian Temple
- Chiayi Jen Wu Temple
- List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan
Related websites[change | change source]
- (in Chinese) 射日傳說 Legend of Sun Shooting
- (in Chinese) 嘉義市史蹟資料館 Chiayi City Historical Relics Museum Archived 2005-02-12 at the Wayback Machine