Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. 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 two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954.Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Takashi Ueki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Tōkyō Shōkonsha” and “Yasukuni Jinja”
Photo: Zenwort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yūshūkan and Nippon Budokan.
Yūshūkan
Museum
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The Yūshūkan is a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo. As a museum maintained by the shrine, which is dedicated to the souls of soldiers who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan including convicted war…
Nippon Budokan
Sports venue
Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nippon Budokan is situated 620 metres east of Yasukuni Shrine.
National Diet Library
Library
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The National Diet Library is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy. National Diet Library is situated 2 km south of Yasukuni Shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kudan-Kita and Kudan-Minami.
Kudan-Kita
Quarter
Kudankita is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of four chōme. It was a part of the former ward of Kōjimachi. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 1,404.
Kudan-Minami
Quarter
Kudanminami is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Kudanminami is located on the northwestern part of the Chiyoda ward.
Fujimi
Quarter
Photo: 杉山真大, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fujimi is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Formerly part of the Banchō area, it is an upper scale mostly residential area. It houses several educational facilities, notably Hosei University, as well as the Kudan, the residence of the Philippine ambassador to Japan, the Embassy of East Timor, and the de facto Embassy of DPRK.
Yasukuni Shrine
- Categories: Shinto shrine, chokusaisha, war memorial, gokoku shrine, and religion
- Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yasukuni Shrine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح ياسوكوني”
- Arabic: “معبد ياسوكوني”
- Arabic: “نصب ياسوكوني”
- Azerbaijani: “Yasukuni məbədi”
- Basque: “Yasukuni santutegia”
- Belarusian: “Ясукуні”
- Breton: “Santual Yasukuni”
- Burmese: “ယာစုကုနိ ဗိမာန်”
- Catalan: “Santuari Yasukuni”
- Chinese: “東京招魂社”
- Chinese: “靖国神社”
- Chinese: “靖國神社”
- Chuvash: “Ясукуни храмĕ”
- Croatian: “Yasukuni hram”
- Czech: “Svatyně Jasukuni”
- Danish: “Yasukuni-helligdommen”
- Danish: “Yasukuni-tempelet”
- Dutch: “Yasukuni-schrijn”
- Dutch: “Yasukuni”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح ياس و كونى”
- Esperanto: “Sanktejo Jasukuni”
- Esperanto: “Yasukuni-sanktejo”
- Esperanto: “Yasukuni-Sanktejo”
- Finnish: “Yasukuni-jinja”
- Finnish: “Yasukuni-pyhäkkö”
- Finnish: “Yasukuni-pyhättö”
- Finnish: “Yasukuni-temppeli”
- French: “sanctuaire Yasukuni”
- French: “Yasukuni-jinja”
- German: “Yasukuni-Jinja”
- German: “Yasukuni-Schrein”
- German: “Yasukuni-Shinto-Schrein”
- German: “Yasukuni-Shintō-Schrein”
- German: “Yasukuni”
- Hebrew: “יאסוקוני”
- Hebrew: “יסוקוני”
- Hebrew: “מקדש יסוקוני”
- Hindi: “यासुकुनी मंदिर”
- Hungarian: “Jaszukuni-szentély”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Yasukuni”
- Indonesian: “Yasukuni”
- Italian: “Santuario Yasukuni”
- Italian: “Tempio di Yasukuni”
- Japanese: “戦争神社”
- Japanese: “東京招魂社”
- Japanese: “靖国”
- Japanese: “靖国神社”
- Japanese: “靖國神社”
- Korean: “야스구니진쟈”
- Korean: “야스쿠니 신사”
- Korean: “야스쿠니”
- Korean: “정국신사”
- Latin: “Yasukuni”
- Literary Chinese: “靖國神社”
- Malay: “Kuil Yasukuni”
- Mongolian: “Ясүкүни сүм”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yasukuni-helligdommen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yasukuni-skrinet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Yasukuni-tempelet”
- Norwegian: “Yasukuni-helligdommen”
- Persian: “معبد یاسوکونی”
- Polish: “Chram Yasukuni”
- Polish: “Świątynia Yasukuni”
- Polish: “Yasukuni Jinja”
- Polish: “Yasukuni-jinja”
- Polish: “Yasukuni”
- Portuguese: “Santuário Yasukuni”
- Portuguese: “Templo Yasukuni”
- Russian: “Храм Ясукуни”
- Russian: “Ясукуни-дзиндзя”
- Russian: “Ясукуни”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Jasukuni”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Yasukuni hram”
- Slovak: “Jasukuni”
- Slovenian: “Svetišče Jasukuni”
- Spanish: “Santuario Yasukuni”
- Spanish: “Tōkyō Shōkonsha”
- Spanish: “Yasukuni Jinja”
- Swedish: “Yasukuni Jinja”
- Swedish: “Yasukuni-templet”
- Swedish: “Yasukuni”
- Swedish: “Yasukunihelgedomen”
- Swedish: “Yasukunitemplet”
- Thai: “ยาซูกูนิจินจา”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้ายาซูกูนิ”
- Turkish: “Yasukuni Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Святилище Ясукуні”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Ясукуні”
- Ukrainian: “Ясукуні дзіндзя”
- Ukrainian: “Ясукуні-дзіндзя”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Tĩnh Quốc”
- Vietnamese: “Đền Yasukuni”
- Vietnamese: “Đông Kinh Chiêu Hồn xã”
- Vietnamese: “Tĩnh Quốc thần xã”
- Vietnamese: “Yasukuni”
- Wu Chinese: “靖國神社”
- Yue Chinese: “靖國神社”
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