Yasukuni shrine is a shrine located in the north of Jiuduan, Chiyoda District, Tokyo, Japan. The Yasukuni shrine was established in the second year of Meiji (1869), formerly known as the "soul summoning Shrine". It is used to commemorate a group of soldiers who died for the restoration of imperial power after the Meiji emperor returned to power. In 1879, the name of the Tokyo memorial service was changed to "Yasukuni Shrine".
Yasukuni shrine of Japan
After the Meiji Restoration, the Yasukuni shrine was dedicated to Japanese soldiers who died in the war. Before the end of the Second World War, the Yasukuni Shrine had been specially managed by the Japanese military and was a symbol of Japan's national Shinto; After World War II, it was reorganized into a non-governmental religious institution in accordance with the principle of separation of politics and religion. As the sacrificial objects of Yasukuni include the memorial tablets of 14 class a war criminals and about 2000 class B and C war criminals., This makes the shrine controversial as a symbol of Japanese militarism by East Asian countries.
Yasukuni Shrine
During the Second World War, Yasukuni shrine was used as the venue for the departure ceremony of kamikaze special attack team. Even now, Japanese World War II veterans often hold various memorial activities here. Dressed in Japan's old military uniforms during World War II, they held demonstrations and shouted militarist slogans. Therefore, Yasukuni shrine is also considered to be one of the spiritual holy places of Japanese militarists. In addition, there are reliefs on a monument next to the gate of the Yasukuni Shrine, one depicting the Sino Japanese War of 1895 and the other depicting the Japanese invasion of Shanghai during the war of resistance against Japan. They are all positive descriptions of how the Japanese army "fought bravely" at that time, which is the practice of completely beautifying the war of aggression at that time. Koizumi and other right-wing forces' visit to the shrine is a serious provocation to the Chinese people!!
Japanese visiting the Yasukuni Shrine
The Yasukuni Shrine represents Japanese militarism
Summary of main facilities of Yasukuni Shrine
War criminals enshrined at the Yasukuni Shrine
Right wing forces in Japan
Japanese War of aggression veterans
Japanese dignitaries visit Yasukuni Shrine
What is Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine exhibits
Exhibits
Right wing forces paying homage
Photos of Japanese aggressors killed in World War II enshrined in the Yasukuni Shrine
Patriots protesting Japan's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine
Koreans opposed to paying homage
protest
Press conference
Yasukuni shrine is evil
Right wing women visiting the Yasukuni Shrine
The impact of visiting the Yasukuni Shrine
Reasons for paying homage
First, Japan has a history of invading Asia, especially China and South Korea. In order to erase the fact of the history of aggression, Japan used the Yasukuni shrine to overturn the case.
Japanese veterans visiting the Yasukuni Shrine
Second, Japan's right-wing forces take the Yasukuni shrine as the spiritual altar, not only to show "courage not to be afraid of foreign criticism", but also to encourage the reversal of the case for the war of aggression and stimulate the populist fanaticism of the people.
Third, a considerable number of politicians regard visiting the Yasukuni shrine as an opportunity to gain political capital. Behind the Yasukuni shrine is the support of ten groups and millions of members, such as the Japanese bereaved Association, the Junen alliance and the Liberal Democratic Party's agreement to repay Yingling parliamentarians. The Japanese Prime Minister relies on these right-wing forces to win votes and improve his support rate. The popular saying in Japan that "politicians who do not go may lose votes, and politicians who go will not lose votes" deeply illustrates this point.
The essence of the Yasukuni Shrine used to be the spiritual pillar of Japan's militarism's external expansion. Now it has developed into a "symbol" of a small group of right-wing elements reversing Japan's history of aggression. Now it has become a tool for a very small number of people with ulterior motives to advocate new nationalism and incite militarism.
Japanese parliamentarians visit Yasukuni Shrine
Strangle Japanese militarism in the cradle
Attacking aggressive forces - submarine launched intercontinental ballistic missiles