Hōdong Shrine Introduction
The Hōtō Shrine was established in 1934 during the Japanese colonial period, founded by Li Jianxing and four others from the Rui San Mining Company, who dedicated it through the Rui San Mining Co., Ltd. Industrial Public Service Group. During the Japanese occupation, Hōtō was the leading coal mine in Taiwan for several consecutive years, playing a crucial role in providing industrial fuels at that time, which led to a significant increase in population. In the late Showa era, during World War II, the Japanese government promoted the assimilation policy through the Shintoization movement, which resulted in the establishment of the Hōtō Shrine. Walking along the "Hōtō One Hundred Steps" to the shrine gives visitors a strong sense of the Japanese aesthetic, creating an illusion of a time exchange to Japan, with the word "dedication" clearly visible on the torii gate, revealing the passage of history.
