Josh Ellis
@goteamjosh.bsky.social
「頂港有名聲，下港上出名」
Photographer. Traveler. Blogger. 🇨🇦🇹🇼🏴🏳️🌈
#Canadian photographer and blogger traveling around #Taiwan and sometimes other parts of #Asia too!
Photographer. Traveler. Blogger. 🇨🇦🇹🇼🏴🏳️🌈
#Canadian photographer and blogger traveling around #Taiwan and sometimes other parts of #Asia too!
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Josh Ellis
@goteamjosh.bsky.social
· Mar 8
Beimen Station (北門驛) — Josh Ellis Photography
Throughout history, Taiwan has been an island of ‘gates’ and if you’ve followed, or researched the history of the country enough, you’re probably already aware that every major town - Taipei, Hsinchu,...
www.goteamjosh.com
Chiayi's historic Beimen Station, the gateway to Alishan.
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
The ruins of the Sankanten Shinto Shrine, which was constructed on the grounds of one of Tainan's largest sugar factories, has recently been restored by the local government. In this one I introduce the history of the shrine, and its design.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/sankanten
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/sankanten
Sankanten Shrine (三崁店社) — Josh Ellis Photography
Over the last few months of 2024, I spent a lot of my time completely encapsulated in a project that required a tremendous amount of research, translation, and searching for the physical locations of ...
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June 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The ruins of the Sankanten Shinto Shrine, which was constructed on the grounds of one of Tainan's largest sugar factories, has recently been restored by the local government. In this one I introduce the history of the shrine, and its design.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/sankanten
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/sankanten
Taichung's Paochueh Temple (寶覺寺), a Buddhist temple that dates back to the Japanese era with a giant, very Instagrammable Buddha statue, once one of the largest in the country!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/baojue
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/baojue
Paochueh Temple (寶覺禪寺) — Josh Ellis Photography
Thanks to Instagram, there’s a Buddhist Temple in Taichung that has become quite popular in recent years on, thanks mostly to the clever positioning of a street light, and the eyes of a massive Buddha...
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May 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Taichung's Paochueh Temple (寶覺寺), a Buddhist temple that dates back to the Japanese era with a giant, very Instagrammable Buddha statue, once one of the largest in the country!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/baojue
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/baojue
Linfengying Station (林鳳營車站), an eighty-two year old train station in northern Tainan that dates back to the early years of the Japanese-era, and amazingly still remains in operation today.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/rinhoei
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/rinhoei
Linfengying Station (林鳳營驛) — Josh Ellis Photography
I was born an intolerant, at least, when it comes to lactose type things, and throughout my life, I’ve never really been able to enjoy anything made with dairy, without having to suffer the consequenc...
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April 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Linfengying Station (林鳳營車站), an eighty-two year old train station in northern Tainan that dates back to the early years of the Japanese-era, and amazingly still remains in operation today.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/rinhoei
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/rinhoei
Chiayi's historic Beimen Station, the gateway to Alishan.
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
Beimen Station (北門驛) — Josh Ellis Photography
Throughout history, Taiwan has been an island of ‘gates’ and if you’ve followed, or researched the history of the country enough, you’re probably already aware that every major town - Taipei, Hsinchu,...
www.goteamjosh.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Chiayi's historic Beimen Station, the gateway to Alishan.
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
Recently decommissioned, and restored, the station is a short distance from the popular Hinoki Village, and is part of a railway cultural park that celebrates the history and development of the city.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/beimeneki
Are Taiwan Pizza posts a thing on BlueSky?
In case you were wondering, no, that's not puke in the middle of the pizza. It's the new Beef Hot Pot Pizza from Pizza Hut.
In case you were wondering, no, that's not puke in the middle of the pizza. It's the new Beef Hot Pot Pizza from Pizza Hut.
February 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Are Taiwan Pizza posts a thing on BlueSky?
In case you were wondering, no, that's not puke in the middle of the pizza. It's the new Beef Hot Pot Pizza from Pizza Hut.
In case you were wondering, no, that's not puke in the middle of the pizza. It's the new Beef Hot Pot Pizza from Pizza Hut.
Chiayi Station, one of Taiwan’s major railway stations constructed during the Japanese-era that remains in operation today.
Its time as one of Taiwan's busiest stations may soon be coming to an end, so if you have a chance to visit, you might want to visit soon!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/kagieki
Its time as one of Taiwan's busiest stations may soon be coming to an end, so if you have a chance to visit, you might want to visit soon!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/kagieki
Chiayi Train Station (嘉義驛) — Josh Ellis Photography
Chiayi, is one of those special places in Taiwan that everybody just seems to love. Sure, it often gets overshadowed by its neighbor to the south, Tainan, but similar to Tainan, Chiayi is home to a pl...
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February 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Chiayi Station, one of Taiwan’s major railway stations constructed during the Japanese-era that remains in operation today.
Its time as one of Taiwan's busiest stations may soon be coming to an end, so if you have a chance to visit, you might want to visit soon!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/kagieki
Its time as one of Taiwan's busiest stations may soon be coming to an end, so if you have a chance to visit, you might want to visit soon!
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/kagieki
A Little Egret, known in Taiwan as a pe̍h-lîng-si (白鴒鷥) taking flight at Tainan’s Sicao Wetlands.
January 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A Little Egret, known in Taiwan as a pe̍h-lîng-si (白鴒鷥) taking flight at Tainan’s Sicao Wetlands.
Another year has passed, so it’s time for another year in review blog. Was it great? Was it terrible? You’ll just have to read and find out for yourself.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/2024
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/2024
2024 in Review — Josh Ellis Photography
Well, here we are again with another look back at the year that just passed. As usual, whenever I do one of these posts, I always take a look back at how I was feeling and to see what was going on t...
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January 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Another year has passed, so it’s time for another year in review blog. Was it great? Was it terrible? You’ll just have to read and find out for yourself.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/2024
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/2024
I walked around Osaka on my most recent trip with my small Fuji camera attached to my shoulder strap. It can’t really compare to my new Canon R5II, but the images it takes are absolutely beautiful, especially in urban areas, like this.
December 15, 2024 at 10:07 AM
I walked around Osaka on my most recent trip with my small Fuji camera attached to my shoulder strap. It can’t really compare to my new Canon R5II, but the images it takes are absolutely beautiful, especially in urban areas, like this.
Walking up to the entrance of Koyasan’s four hundred year old Kongobu-ji.
December 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Walking up to the entrance of Koyasan’s four hundred year old Kongobu-ji.
This is a really important point.
Falun Gong is an insane right wing cult and their Shen Yun dance troupe is a forced labor organization that simply pushes their anti-China and cult propaganda.
It’s entirely possible to be anti-CCP and not align yourself with these psychos.
Falun Gong is an insane right wing cult and their Shen Yun dance troupe is a forced labor organization that simply pushes their anti-China and cult propaganda.
It’s entirely possible to be anti-CCP and not align yourself with these psychos.
FLG is a reason why no one should ever 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' when it comes to China. The anti-Beijing tent is so big you're bound to bump into lots of clowns - some harmless, and others full-on Pennywise
A former Shen Yun Performing Arts dancer, who was recruited at age 13, filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses the group’s leaders of trafficking vulnerable children to work for little to no pay, describing Shen Yun as a “forced labor enterprise.”
December 7, 2024 at 8:47 AM
This is a really important point.
Falun Gong is an insane right wing cult and their Shen Yun dance troupe is a forced labor organization that simply pushes their anti-China and cult propaganda.
It’s entirely possible to be anti-CCP and not align yourself with these psychos.
Falun Gong is an insane right wing cult and their Shen Yun dance troupe is a forced labor organization that simply pushes their anti-China and cult propaganda.
It’s entirely possible to be anti-CCP and not align yourself with these psychos.
I just spent an hour reading about an 1805 rebellion in Taiwan led by someone who named himself the 'Sea-calming Majestic King' (鎮海威武王). It's weird that there are still so many crazy cult-like leaders here, but they never lead rebellions anymore.
December 1, 2024 at 8:41 AM
I just spent an hour reading about an 1805 rebellion in Taiwan led by someone who named himself the 'Sea-calming Majestic King' (鎮海威武王). It's weird that there are still so many crazy cult-like leaders here, but they never lead rebellions anymore.
As a Canadian, seeing red maples in Autumn was a pretty important thing growing up, but now that I'm living in Taiwan, it's not something I see often. Fortunately I was able to catch them in Japan during my recent trip, and even better is that I didn't have to rake them up off the lawn.
November 28, 2024 at 5:50 AM
As a Canadian, seeing red maples in Autumn was a pretty important thing growing up, but now that I'm living in Taiwan, it's not something I see often. Fortunately I was able to catch them in Japan during my recent trip, and even better is that I didn't have to rake them up off the lawn.
Threads remains pretty popular here in Taiwan, and unfortunately, it’s a bit better than Bluesky for keeping track of what’s going on locally. My TL, though, is constantly full of girls sharing questionable photos of themselves grifting for social media clout.
November 19, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Threads remains pretty popular here in Taiwan, and unfortunately, it’s a bit better than Bluesky for keeping track of what’s going on locally. My TL, though, is constantly full of girls sharing questionable photos of themselves grifting for social media clout.
Typical Osaka restaurant.
November 18, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Typical Osaka restaurant.
I can’t be the only one who has just discovered that Logan Paul and Jake Paul aren’t actually the same person.
November 16, 2024 at 6:01 AM
I can’t be the only one who has just discovered that Logan Paul and Jake Paul aren’t actually the same person.
Uji Shrine’s gate with red maples.
(宇治神社の鳥居)
(宇治神社の鳥居)
November 14, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Uji Shrine’s gate with red maples.
(宇治神社の鳥居)
(宇治神社の鳥居)
Statues of Daruma (達磨 /ぼだいだるま) at Katsuō-ji just outside of Osaka.
November 12, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Statues of Daruma (達磨 /ぼだいだるま) at Katsuō-ji just outside of Osaka.
Red maples in Koyasan
November 11, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Red maples in Koyasan
The giant Komainu at Osaka’s famed Nanba Shrine (難波神社)
November 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
The giant Komainu at Osaka’s famed Nanba Shrine (難波神社)
It’s Shichi-Go-San Day (七五三) here in Japan where all the 3, 5 and 7 year old children get dressed up and head to a shrine for some festivities.
It was pretty cute, as far as children go.. (I prefer dogs)
It was pretty cute, as far as children go.. (I prefer dogs)
November 10, 2024 at 6:12 AM
It’s Shichi-Go-San Day (七五三) here in Japan where all the 3, 5 and 7 year old children get dressed up and head to a shrine for some festivities.
It was pretty cute, as far as children go.. (I prefer dogs)
It was pretty cute, as far as children go.. (I prefer dogs)
This is an update to my original article about the Kaohsiung Martial Arts Hall with a much more in depth introduction and new photos of the building.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/takaohall
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/takaohall
Kaohsiung Martial Arts Hall (高雄武德殿) — Josh Ellis Photography
If you’ve been following this website for any period of time, you’re likely aware that one of the areas where I’ve focused quite a bit of my time and attention over the past few years has been on hist...
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November 10, 2024 at 3:50 AM
This is an update to my original article about the Kaohsiung Martial Arts Hall with a much more in depth introduction and new photos of the building.
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/takaohall
www.goteamjosh.com/blog/takaohall
Here’s a photo of Keelung’s colorful Zhengbin Harbour for an otherwise dreary day.
November 6, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Here’s a photo of Keelung’s colorful Zhengbin Harbour for an otherwise dreary day.
After years of waiting, I finally got a new dream camera. I took it out yesterday for a bit of a wet adventure through Pingxi, and shot this hand-held photo of the famed Shifen Waterfall, something I would have needed a tripod for with my older camera.
Quite pleased so far.
Quite pleased so far.
November 3, 2024 at 7:40 AM
After years of waiting, I finally got a new dream camera. I took it out yesterday for a bit of a wet adventure through Pingxi, and shot this hand-held photo of the famed Shifen Waterfall, something I would have needed a tripod for with my older camera.
Quite pleased so far.
Quite pleased so far.
Last night’s Super Moon over Taiwan.
October 18, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Last night’s Super Moon over Taiwan.