KuskusShrine

Gaoshi Shrine, formerly known as Kuskus Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Gaoshi, a Paiwan village in , Taiwan. With the original shrine destroyed by typhoon in 1946, a new shrine was rebuilt in 2015, making it the first Shinto shrine constructed in Taiwan in the post–World War II era, following the end of the island's Japanese rule.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Gaoshi Shrine”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mudan.

Town
Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Township is a mountain indigenous township in , . The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines. is situated 7 km west of KuskusShrine.

KuskusShrine

Latitude
22.12251° or 22° 7′ 21″ north
Longitude
120.83895° or 120° 50′ 20″ east
Open location code
7QJ24RFQ+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4639324636
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q21449537
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“KuskusShrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “高士神社”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Gaoshi”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Gaoshi”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Gaoshi”
  • Japanese: “クスクス神社”
  • Japanese: “高士神社”
  • Persian: “معبد گائوشی”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Cao Sĩ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 高士神社 and Gaoshih (kuskus) Shrine Park.

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