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Yasukuni Shrine

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Yasukuni Shrine: Controversy, history and peace

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Japanese lawmakers visit controversial Yasukuni Shrine for first time in 2 years

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Chinese man vandalizes Yasukuni Shrine

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Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kojun depart the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo a...HD Stock Footage

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Veterans visit Yasukuni shrine on 65th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, informally known as the Yasukuni Shrine , is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan from the Boshin War of 1868–1869 to the First Indochina War of 1946–1954. The shrine's purpose has been expanded over the years to include those who died in the wars involving Japan spanning from the entire Meiji and Taishō periods, and the lesser part of the Shōwa period.
  • Foundation for the dead in the Boshin War and Meiji Restoration 

  • From First Sino-Japanese War to Second Sino-Japanese War 

  • During World War II and the GHQ occupation period 

  • Post-war issues and controversies 

  • Chronology 

  • Entombed deities 

  • Eligible categories 

  • Conflicts 

  • Precinct 

  • Shrine structures 

  • ''Torii'' and ''Mon'' (gates) 

  • Memorials 

  • Other buildings and structures 

  • Guji (Chief priests): term of office 

  • Organization 

  • Swords