was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Hualien County. The prefecture was named after lotus flowers.
Population Total population153,785Japanese20,914Taiwanese130,720Korean1191941 (Showa 16) census.
Administrative divisions
Cities and Districts In 1945 (Shōwa 20), there were
one city and three districts. Cities (市 shi)Districts (郡 gun)NameKanjiKanaNameKanjiKanaKarenkō City花蓮港市かれんこうしKaren District花蓮郡かれんぐんHōrin District鳳林郡ほうりんぐんTamazato District玉里郡たまざとぐん
Towns and Villages The districts are divided into towns (街) and villages (庄) DistrictNameKanjiNotesKaren花蓮郡Yoshino village吉野庄Today Ji'an TownshipKotobuki village壽庄Today Shoufeng TownshipKenkai village研海庄Today Xincheng TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Xiulin TownshipKarenkō town花蓮港街Upgraded to a city in 1940. Today Hualien CityHōrin鳳林郡Hōrin town鳳林街Today Fenglin Township and part of Guangfu TownshipMizuho village瑞穗庄Today Ruisui Township and part of Guangfu TownshipShinsha village新社庄Today Fengbin TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Wanrong TownshipTamazato玉里郡Tamazato town玉里街Today Yuli TownshipTomizato village富里庄Today Fuli TownshipAboriginal Area蕃地Today Zhuoxi Township
Karenkō Shrine
Karenkō Shrine was a Shinto shrine located in Hualien City, Hualien County (formerly Karenkō city, in Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. It was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine and was the central shrine in Karenkō Prefecture.
History The shrine was built on August 19, 1915 (Taishō 4). Prince Yoshihisa and the Three Kami Deities of Cultivation no Mikoto, Ōnamuchi no Mikoto, no Mikoto were enshrined. On March 2, 1921 the shrine was classified as a Prefectural Shrine.
After World War II, the shrine became a martyrs' shrine honoring Taiwan's heroes such as Tei Seikō, Liu Yongfu, and Qiu Fengjia. In 1981, the shrine was demolished to make way for the Hualien Martyrs' Shrine which was built in the Northern Palace Architecture style.
See also Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945) Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan under Japanese rule Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
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