Fast facts about the Syonan Jinja

Fast facts about the Syonan Jinja

The New Paper - Singapore·2020-11-02 06:00

The Japanese shrine that two boys got lost trying to locate is known as Syonan Jinja (Light of the South Shrine).

WHAT

A Shinto shrine built to commemorate the Japanese soldiers who died in the conquest of Malaya and Sumatra during World War II. Dedicated to Sun Goddess Amaterasu Omikami and modelled after the Ise Grand Shrine in Japan.

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