YASUKUNI SHRINE
Yasukuni Shrine (靖國神社) is a controversial shrine to Japan's war
dead, housing the souls of some 2.5 million people killed in Japan's
wars — including convicted war criminals executed by the Allies.
The Yasukuni Shrine is located in Chiyoda
ward Tokyo.
Yashukuni Shrine has been made more famous by the controversial visits
to the Shrine by the former Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi. These visits
have been particularly upsetting to countries attacked or invaded by
Japan during World War II.
Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
The Yasukuni Shrine is a favourite haunt of right-wing groups in black loudspeaker-equipped
trucks. Open daily and free entrance adjacent to Metro Hanzomon line
Kudanshita station, or cross the bridge north from
Kitanomaru Park.
Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo
Additional picture
of Yasukuni Shrine
and its surrounding can be found in our Japanese Picture Gallery.
The Yusukan War Memorial Museum (遊就館), adjacent to the shrine,
is an odd collection of military paraphernalia (including human
torpedoes and letters from kamikaze pilots) and one-sided descriptions
of the war. Open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM, entry a rather steep ¥800.
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