During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese continued to build many Japanese temples and Shinto shrines. Higashi Honganji and the Shinshu--Nishi Honganji were two large temples in the area.
日據時代，日本人陸續在西門町建了許多日本寺廟和神社，東本願寺和本派本願寺（俗稱真宗西本願寺）為區內兩大寺廟。