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197: 19: 231:(later Shōwa Emperor) visited Taiwan on a tour to celebrate his inauguration as regent. In total, 204 Shinto shrines were built throughout Taiwan, but only 66 were officially sanctioned by the state. After 178:. The use of Chinese dialects and practice of Chinese customs were discouraged and Chinese-language schools were closed. The Japanese sought to convert the aborigines by promoting the story of 142:, a policy of converting and fully integrating the Taiwanese as Japanese citizens. This was to be achieved by denying the Taiwanese of their Chinese heritage through the adoption of 73:
as its base into southeast Asia. Of the Taiwanese who lost their lives fighting for the Japanese Emperor until the Empire's defeat in 1945, a total of 27,863 are recorded in the
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who died from illness whilst on a mission in Tainan to subjugate the Taiwanese rebellion. In 1932, Crown Prince
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lists the names of 27,863 Taiwanese who fought for the Emperor of Japan between 1937 and 1945
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The first Shinto shrine to be established in Taiwan was the Kaizan Shrine in
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began compulsory education of Taiwanese and emphasized
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were encouraged to adopt the religion in 1937 as the
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Shinto weddings become attractive to Taiwan couples
235:, many of the Shinto shrines were torn down by the 246:In modern times, two Shinto shrines were rebuilt: 243:, while others were replaced by martyr's shrines. 532: 37:has its origins in the beginning of the 50-year 159: 135: 78: 153: 129: 85: 366: 166:; adopting Japanese aspects of life such as 373: 359: 278:Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945) 107: 195: 17: 533: 380: 354: 211:in 1897 but the most notable was the 223:) which was built in 1901 to honor 13: 14: 552: 336: 185: 311: 268:List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan 192:List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan 406:Chinese salvationist religions 305: 225:Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa 1: 298: 120:colonial government in Taiwan 90:, spirits of fallen soldiers) 7: 261: 258:have a presence in Taiwan. 160: 136: 118:Between 1919 and 1936, the 79: 41:of Taiwan in 1895 when the 10: 557: 283:Governor-General of Taiwan 273:Taiwan under Japanese rule 189: 182:as a patriotic Taiwanese. 150:as their national language 114:Taiwan under Japanese rule 111: 505: 474: 426: 388: 154: 130: 86: 146:and through use of the 61:began to intensify its 256:Japanese new religions 204: 108:Japanese colonial rule 39:Japanese colonial rule 31: 401:Chinese folk religion 199: 124:cultural assimilation 53:, to the island. The 21: 513:Freedom of religion 201:Taiwan Grand Shrine 63:expansionist policy 382:Religion in Taiwan 217:Taihoku Prefecture 205: 32: 528: 527: 449:Eastern Orthodoxy 209:Tainan Prefecture 168:Japanese clothing 148:Japanese language 77:and enshrined as 548: 541:Shinto in Taiwan 375: 368: 361: 352: 351: 330: 329: 327: 325: 309: 172:Japanese cuisine 165: 163: 157: 156: 141: 139: 133: 132: 91: 89: 88: 82: 35:Shinto in Taiwan 556: 555: 551: 550: 549: 547: 546: 545: 531: 530: 529: 524: 501: 470: 422: 384: 379: 348: 339: 334: 333: 323: 321: 318:taipeitimes.com 310: 306: 301: 264: 194: 188: 151: 127: 116: 110: 94:Yasukuni Shrine 83: 59:Empire of Japan 43:Empire of Japan 28:Yasukuni Shrine 12: 11: 5: 554: 544: 543: 526: 525: 523: 522: 515: 509: 507: 503: 502: 500: 499: 494: 492:Shinto shrines 489: 484: 478: 476: 472: 471: 469: 468: 463: 458: 453: 452: 451: 446: 436: 430: 428: 424: 423: 421: 420: 415: 410: 409: 408: 398: 392: 390: 386: 385: 378: 377: 370: 363: 355: 346: 345: 338: 337:External links 335: 332: 331: 320:. Taipei Times 312:Cook, Steven. 303: 302: 300: 297: 296: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 263: 260: 241:mainland China 190:Main article: 187: 186:Shinto shrines 184: 144:Japanese names 112:Main article: 109: 106: 47:state religion 45:brought their 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 553: 542: 539: 538: 536: 521: 520: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508: 504: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 479: 477: 473: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 450: 447: 445: 442: 441: 440: 437: 435: 432: 431: 429: 425: 419: 416: 414: 411: 407: 404: 403: 402: 399: 397: 394: 393: 391: 387: 383: 376: 371: 369: 364: 362: 357: 356: 353: 349: 344: 341: 340: 319: 315: 308: 304: 294: 291: 289: 288:Formosan Army 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 265: 259: 257: 253: 249: 248:Gaoshi Shrine 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 213:Taiwan Shrine 210: 202: 198: 193: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 162: 149: 145: 138: 125: 121: 115: 105: 103: 99: 95: 81: 76: 75:Book of Souls 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 29: 25: 24:Book of Souls 20: 16: 518: 465: 439:Christianity 434:Baháʼí Faith 413:Confucianism 347: 322:. Retrieved 317: 307: 245: 233:World War II 206: 137:kōminka undō 117: 74: 34: 33: 23: 15: 444:Catholicism 252:Luye Shrine 482:Cathedrals 299:References 237:Kuomintang 69:and used 55:Taiwanese 535:Category 396:Buddhism 324:21 April 293:Tenrikyo 262:See also 229:Hirohito 506:Related 497:Temples 487:Mosques 461:Judaism 26:in the 466:Shinto 418:Taoism 221:Taipei 176:Shinto 174:, and 161:kokugo 71:Taiwan 51:Shinto 475:Lists 456:Islam 427:Minor 389:Major 239:from 219:(now 180:Sayon 131:皇民化運動 102:Japan 98:Tokyo 80:eirei 67:China 519:more 326:2022 250:and 22:The 215:in 96:in 92:in 65:in 537:: 316:. 170:, 158:, 155:國語 134:, 104:. 100:, 87:英霊 49:, 374:e 367:t 360:v 328:. 164:) 152:( 140:) 128:( 84:(

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Yasukuni Shrine
Japanese colonial rule
Empire of Japan
state religion
Shinto
Taiwanese
Empire of Japan
expansionist policy
China
Taiwan
Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo
Japan
Taiwan under Japanese rule
colonial government in Taiwan
cultural assimilation
Japanese names
Japanese language
Japanese clothing
Japanese cuisine
Shinto
Sayon
List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan

Taiwan Grand Shrine
Tainan Prefecture
Taiwan Shrine
Taihoku Prefecture
Taipei

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