Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

Tag: Empire of Japan

  • The Truku War: Taiwan’s Forgotten Battles of 1914

    The Truku War: Taiwan’s Forgotten Battles of 1914

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    Discover the Truku War of 1914, Taiwan’s largest 20th-century battle where 30,000 Japanese forces fought 3,000 indigenous Truku warriors.

  • What Happened to Taipei’s Grand Shinto Shrine?

    What Happened to Taipei’s Grand Shinto Shrine?

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    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    The Taiwan Jingū (Grand Shrine of Taiwan) was chief among Taiwan’s 66 official Shinto shrines. What happened to it? Find out here!

  • The Old Chieftain

    The Old Chieftain

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    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    The story of an old Taiwanese chieftain who dared to march against the Empire of Japan.