Lintou Japanese Landing Memorial Introduction
The Lin-tou Japanese Army Landing Memorial is a monument established by the Japanese army after their landing in Lin-tou during their invasion of Penghu. It stands about ten meters tall with an octagonal base. Built from granite, it is surrounded by a wall made of Cat River stones, and the main structure can be divided into three sections. The building area is approximately 434 square meters. This monument is the earliest in Taiwan related to the Japanese invasion. It was originally erected to commemorate the landing of the Imperial Japanese Navy's combined landing forces in 1895, with the original inscription reading "Meiji 28 Navy United Landing Forces Memorial." The monument was established on March 23, 1924 (Taisho 13), costing over a thousand yen, and was signed by the harbor commander Tokuguchi and the Penghu county magistrate Takeshita. After World War II, when the Nationalist government took over, the inscription was changed to "Taiwan Restoration Memorial." After World War II, in the 34th year of the Republic of China, following the defeat of the Japanese army, it was renamed "Victory in the War of Resistance Memorial." 【Suggested time to stay】 0.5 hours
The monument is approximately ten meters high and has an octagonal shape.
