Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in . 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.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Tōkyō Shōkonsha”, “Worship Hall”, “Yasukuni Jinja”, and “拝殿”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yūshūkan and Nippon Budokan.

Museum
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The is a Japanese military and war located within Yasukuni Shrine in . 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… is situated 140 metres north of Yasukuni Shrine.

Sports venue
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The , often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in , Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. is situated 610 metres east of Yasukuni Shrine.

Castle
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is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the in , Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Yasukuni Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kudan-Kita and Kudan-Minami.

Quarter
Kudankita is a district of , , Japan, consisting of four chōme. It was a part of the former ward of . As of March 1, 2007, its population is 1,404.

Quarter
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Kudanminami is a district of , , , 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.

Neighborhood
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Part of the Banchō area, is an upscale, mostly residential district of , , Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 3,666 in 1,707 households.

Yasukuni Shrine

Latitude
35.69407° or 35° 41′ 39″ north
Longitude
139.74313° or 139° 44′ 35″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMPVV+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144379616
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­shrine
Geo­Names ID
7911180
Wiki­data ID
Q242803
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Satellite Map

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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: “拜殿”
  • 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: “Pavillon du culte”
  • French: “sanctuaire Yasukuni”
  • French: “Yasukuni-jinja”
  • German: “Yasukuni Schrein”
  • 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: “Haiden”
  • Japanese: “はいでん”
  • 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: “Salón de adoración”
  • 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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