Imperial Portrait Shrine (Original Shinhwa Ordinary Elementary School) — The Imperial Portrait Shrine is a very special attraction in Tainan, located in a corner within Shinhwa Elementary School. From here, you can see a microcosm of colonial education during the Japanese colonial era.

Imperial Portrait Shrine (Original Shinhwa Ordinary Elementary School). The Imperial Portrait Shrine is a very special attraction in Tainan, located in a corner within Shinhwa Elementary School. From here, you can see a microcosm of colonial education during the Japanese colonial era. The Imperial Portrait Shrine is a very special attraction in Tainan, located in a corner within Shinhwa Elementary School. From here, you can see a microcosm of colonial education during the Japanese colonial era. "Imperial Portrait" refers to the portraits of the Japanese Emperor and Empress, while "Shrine" means a place of worship. The purpose was to allow students at the time to see the portraits of the Emperor and Empress every day during morning assemblies. The principal would take out and read the Imperial Rescript on Education from the shrine, constantly instilling the concept of the imperial system and national polity into the colonial people. Address: 臺南市新化區民生路旁(新化演藝廳旁) Hours: 00:00–23:59 Tainan