Shortly before the Japanese surrender, Japanese forces hastily destroyed Syonan Jinja, on fears that returning British forces would demolish it in a dishonourable manner. The site of the Syonan Jinja lies in a grey area between the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Singapore Armed Forces restricted area. Several historians have been to the site, and an episode from then Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) history documentary programme, Hey Singapore, was based on Syonan Jinja. Since then, the Singapore Government has designated the place as a Historical Site. No plans have been indicated to restore the site.