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Kagi Shrine (Japanese:嘉義神社,Hepburn:Kagi jinja) was aShinto shrine located in previouslySoa-a-teng (Chinese:山仔頂;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Soaⁿ-á-téng), Kagi City,Tainan Prefecture,Japanese Taiwan (modern-dayChiayi Park,Chiayi City,Taiwan).
The shrine was built on 28 October 1915 (Taishō 4) facing south but later altered in 1942 (Shōwa 17) to face west. The shrine was originally categorized as a prefectural shrine in 1917 (Taishō 6) but elevated to rank of small shrine (国幣小社,kokuhei-shōsha) in 1944 (Shōwa 19).Prince Yoshihisa,Ōkunitama no Mikoto (大国魂命),Ōnamuchi no Mikoto,Sukunahikona no Mikoto (少彦名命) andAmaterasu were enshrined as deities.
Thehonden (main hall) was turned into amartyrs' shrine by theRepublic of China government after World War II but was destroyed in a fire on 24 April 1994. The main office and purification hall now serve as theChiayi City Historical Relics Museum.
In 1998 theChiayi Tower was built in place of the main hall, the design was inspired by anindigenous mythological tale about the creator of the world. In Chinese the tower is calledSun-Shooting Tower and houses an observation deck.
The existing main office (社務所,shamusho) and purification hall (斎館,saikan) are wooden structures built in the classical JapaneseShoin-zukuri architectural style and underwent repair work before being opened to the general public on 5 January 2001 as theChiayi City Historical Relics Museum. The area became part of Chiayi Park and thetemizuya (purification pavilion),sandō (pathway),stone tōrō lantern, andKomainu statues amongst other things still exist today.
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