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What Happened to Taipei's Grand Shinto Shrine?
History JaponicSeptember 3, 2020January 10, 2021

What Happened to Taipei’s Grand Shinto Shrine?

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

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