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What Happened to Taipei's Grand Shinto Shrine?
History JaponicSeptember 3, 2020May 26, 2022

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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