Syonan Jinja

This weekend, I followed a group of friends exploring deep into Mac Ritchie jungle looking for Syonan Jinja, the World War II Japanese Shrine, or what's left of it.

We started our journey here:
It takes about 2 hours to reach the site; another 2 hours out. In the dense jungle, snap this photo. Doesn't it remind us of Jurrassic Park movie?


And we also come across a bamboo grove - actually a bamboo shrub. Note the left side of the photo, a parang ( a more classy name - machete) . That's useful in clearing some of the overgrowths.

The following paragraph is taken from National Library Board:

The Syonan Shinto Shrine (Syonan Jinja)

The Syonan (Shonan) Shinto Shrine or Syonan Jinja, was built by British prisoners-of-war and the Japanese Army off Adam Road inside the MacRitchie Reservoir area. It was officially unveiled on 10 September 1942. However, the Shrine was demolished immediately after the Japanese surrender with the return of the British forces in 1945. Only remnants of a font and foundation remain. In September 2002, the National Heritage Board marked the shrine's location as a historic site.

For more details, go to:
http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_236_2004-12-24. html

http://sg.pagenation.com/sin/Singapore%20WW2%20Shinto%20Shrine%20-%20Syonan%20Jinja_103.8123_1.3483.map

Some scene at the site:

On the way back. A Mac Ritchie Reservoir from another perspective.