Chiayi City Historical Relic Museum, Historical museum in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.
The museum occupies a former administrative building from Taiwan's Japanese period, featuring stone lanterns, wooden plank walls, and a black tiled roof. Located on Gongyuan Street, the structure preserves these traditional design elements throughout.
The building was originally constructed as an administrative office for a Shinto shrine during Taiwan's Japanese colonial period. After a fire in 1994, it was converted into a museum to preserve the city's history.
The exhibits showcase objects and documents that tell the story of how the city developed over many decades. Visitors can see how daily life and the city's infrastructure changed through different periods.
The museum is easily accessible by car via National Freeway 1 through the Chiayi Interchange. Alternatively, visitors can take the Taiwan Railways to Chiayi Station and transfer to Route 0715.
The building preserves such authentic Japanese architectural elements that photographs of its exterior often make people believe it stands in Japan. This resemblance is a detail many visitors overlook when first arriving.
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