神社是傳統日本神道舉行儀式的場所，其淵源幾等同於日本歷史。但是傳統的日本神道，在明治維新之後開始有了重大改變，從民間信仰一躍而為國家神道。在國家神道的影響下，台灣也在日本統治期間廣建神社，但是在二次大戰結束後，多數的神社，立刻以接收日產之名目，由行政長官公署所屬各地之日產接收委員會，進行接收工作，並改建或移作他用。後又因社會政治發展，受到政府明令拆除。走入二十一世紀，當政治全面解嚴、空間全面解放，殘存的神社遺址，因為帶有濃濃的日本異國風情，也成為各地風景區古蹟、文化觀光的重要資源。本研究以地景重寫之觀點，透過文獻分析與野外實查，探討台北地區的神社近一個世紀以來的變化；並透過這些神社在第二次大戰結束之後的演變歷程，說明建築空間與人群互動所訴說的地景轉變。

Shinto Shrine is a traditional worship place for Japanese Shinto Belief. After Meiji Restoration, this traditional Shinto Belief combined militarism and became the State Shinto.Shinto Shrines were massively constructed during the Japanese colonization in Taiwan.However, these Shinto Shrines had been destroyed, converted, or simply left forgotten after Japan surrendered and left Taiwan in the end of the World War II. Today, these survived Shinto Shrines have become the major tourist attractions for the fast growing heritage tourism.Through the cultural landscape perspective, this study not only records the change of 13
Shinto Shrines in Taipei in the past century, but also tries to decipher the collective memory of today’s society.