Which Shinto shrine located in Tokyo is dedicated to those who died fighting for the Emperor of Japan and is a source of considerable controversy?
"playing of the prewar national anthem (""Kimigayo,"" or ""The Sovereign's Reign"") and display of the rising sun flag (Hinomaru, the use of which dates to the early nineteenth century) at public school ceremonies. Although since the late 1950s these activities had been described by the ministry as ""desirable,"" neither had legal status under the postwar constitution. Another issue was state support for the Yasukuni Shrine. This shrine, located in Tokyo near the Imperial Palace, was established during the Meiji era as a repository for the souls of soldiers and sailors who died in battle, thus a holy place rather than"
"are sometimes characterized as ""right wing"" though Inada reportedly rejects that phrase, and ""conservative"". Yasukuni Shrine, a Japanese Shinto shrine to war dead who served the Emperor and Japan during wars from 1867–1951, has been controversial, due to the enshrinement of International Military Tribunal for the Far East war criminals. But, Japanese nationalists have been paying respect at the shrine. In 2006, Inada said, ""Any Japanese national, who criticizes Japanese Prime Minister's visit for paying respect at Yasukuni Shrine, could be the person who cares nothing for the souls of dead Japanese soldiers at the war and such a Japanese"
"they include enemies of Imperial Japan, while Yasukuni Shrine's honden does not. The controversy regarding Chinreisha arose with the Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine in December 26, 2013. However, in an official statement, Abe stated that he ""also visited Chinreisha, a remembrance memorial to pray for the souls of all the people regardless of nationalities who lost their lives in the war"" and that he ""renewed [his] determination before the souls of the war dead to firmly uphold the pledge never to wage a war again"", despite the criticism of many media reports that sought"
"for Japanese war deaths up until the end of the Second World War, which includes war criminals that were involved in the Nanjing Massacre. In the museum adjacent to the shrine, a panel informs visitors that there was no massacre in Nanjing, but that Chinese soldiers in plain clothes were ""dealt with severely"". In 2006 former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi made a pilgrimage to the shrine despite warnings from China and South Korea. His decision to visit the shrine regardless sparked international outrage. Although Koizumi denied that he was trying to glorify war or historical Japanese militarism, the Chinese"
"the Meiji period to house the remains of those who died for Japan. The shrine houses the remains of Hideki Tojo (東条英機), the Prime Minister and Army Minister of Japan between 1941 and 1944, and 13 other Class A war criminals. Yasukuni Shrine has been a subject of controversy, containing a memorial for 1,043 Japanese and 23 Korean B and C war criminals who were executed, as well as the 14 Japanese A-class war criminals. The presence of these war criminals among the dead honoured at Yasukuni Shrine has meant that visits to Yasukuni have been seen by Chinese and"
"Kanda Shrine , is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes. It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo. Kanda Shrine was an important shrine to both the warrior class and citizens of Japan, especially during the Edo period, when ""shōgun"" Tokugawa Ieyasu paid his respects at Kanda Shrine. Due in part to the proximity of the Kanda Shrine to Akihabara, the shrine has become a mecca for the technophiles who frequent Akihabara. Kanda Shrine"
"soldiers killed in battle. These assignments had no connection to the history of these local shrines, which led to resentment. In contemporary times, the shrine has become a controversial symbol for Japanese nationalists. While many citizens of various political persuasions visit the site to honor relatives killed in battle, whose kami (spirit) are said to be enshrined there, so too are the kami of several class-A war criminals. These criminals were enshrined in a secret ceremony in 1978, which has raised the ire of Japanese pacifists and the international community. No Emperor has visited the shrine since, and visits by"
"of 2016, Okinawa Shrine is one of eleven shrines overseen by the Okinawa Prefecture Shrine Agency, a branch of the Association of Shinto Shrines. Okinawa Shrine The shrine is dedicated to Minamoto no Tametomo, Shunten, Shō En, Shō Kei, Shō Tai. The first fought in the Hōgen Rebellion before making his way to Okinawa and siring there the future king Shunten, as told in ""Ryūkyū Shintō-ki"" and ""Chūzan Seikan"", a tale that was exploited during the Meiji period and after to help legitimize the annexation of the kingdom and its reconfiguration first as the Ryūkyū Domain and subsequently as Okinawa"
"Shrine, in Tokyo. The shrine was erected to Japanese who have died in battle and remains one of the most visited and respected shrines in Japan. The statue was the first Western style sculpture in Japan Ōmura ideas for modernizing Japan's military were largely implemented after his death by his followers such as Yamagata Aritomo, Kido Takayoshi, and Yamada Akiyoshi. Yamada Akiyoshi was the strongest leader out of the four and was mainly responsibly for establishing Japan's modern military using Ōmura's ideas. Yamada promoted Ōmura's ideas by establishing new military academies that taught Ōmura's ways. Yamagata Aritomo and Saigō Tsugumichi"
"as well as meeting rooms rent and restaurants services. Meiji Shrine , located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto. After the emperor's death in 1912, the Japanese Diet passed a resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration. An iris garden in an area of Tokyo where Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken had been known to visit was chosen as the building's location. Construction began in 1915"
"Minase Shrine The Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the ""kami"" of Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku. In the struggle with the Kamakura shogunate, the three historical figures are united by one common factor—each was overpowered and banished from the Imperial center in Kyoto: Go-Toba was banished to Oki Island, where he died. Tsuchimikado felt compelled to abandon Kyoto, traveling first to Tosa province (now known as Kōchi Prefecture); and later, he removed himself to Awa province, where he died in exile. Juntoku was forced to end his days at Sado Island. In 1873, the ""kami"" of"
"sometimes they can be Buddhist or Taoist deities, as well as others not generally considered to belong to Shinto. Some shrines were established to worship living people or figures from myths and legends. A famous example are the Tōshō-gū shrines erected to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, or the many shrines dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, like Kitano Tenman-gū. Often the shrines historically most significant do not lie in a former center of power like Kyoto, Nara or Kamakura. For example, Ise Shrine, the Imperial household's family shrine, is in Mie prefecture. Izumo-taisha, one of the oldest and most revered shrines in"
"Meiji Shrine , located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto. After the emperor's death in 1912, the Japanese Diet passed a resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration. An iris garden in an area of Tokyo where Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken had been known to visit was chosen as the building's location. Construction began in 1915 under Itō Chūta, and the shrine was built in"
"past exaltation of the emperor and contended that the inclusion of Shinto rites violated Japan's post-war separation of church and state. Some groups, opposed to the Japanese monarchy, also staged small protests. The Shinto rites, witnessed by official funeral guests and held at the same site as the state-sponsored portion of the funeral, prompted criticism that the Government was violating the constitutional separation of state and religion. This separation is especially important in Japan because Shinto was used as the religious basis for the ultra-nationalism and militaristic expansion of wartime Japan. Some opposition party delegates to the funeral boycotted that"
"has greatly angered the people of various countries invaded by Imperial Japan. In addition, the shrine published a pamphlet stating that ""<nowiki>[war]</nowiki> was necessary in order for us to protect the independence of Japan and to prosper together with our Asian neighbors"" and that the war criminals were ""cruelly and unjustly tried as war criminals by a sham-like tribunal of the Allied forces"". While it is true that the fairness of these trials is disputed among jurists and historians in the West as well as in Japan, the former Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, has visited the shrine five"
"Kameido Tenjin Shrine Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a Japanese Tenman-gu shrine located in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo. The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a 9th-century Japanese scholar. The Kameido shine was built in honor of Sugawara no Muchizane, a prominent Japanese politician and scholar. Despite a long and successful career serving multiple Japanese emperors, Muchizane was eventually demoted from his position in the imperial court by the political machinations of Fujiwara no Tokihira. Upon Muchizane's death several years later, a series of natural disasters struck Japan; some attributed these events to the ghost of Muchizane. To placate the"
"the Uji and Ujigami shrines were collectively known as the Rikyukamisha. The annual festival of the Ujigami Shrine is held on May 5. Ujigami Shrine The Ujigami Shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Ōjin and his sons, the imperial princes Uji no Wakiiratsuko and Emperor Nintoku. Uji no Wakiiratsuko committed suicide to solve a dispute over the imperial succession, and the shrine was built in his honor. The honden of the Ujigami Shrine is known as the oldest example of ""nagare-zukuri"" style of shrine architecture in Japan. In this style of architecture the three inner shrine structures are built side-by-side,"
"Kyoto by sympathizers of the imperial loyalists that were killed during the early weeks of the civil war that erupted during the Meiji Restoration. Seventy years later, in 1931, it was moved directly south of Yasukuni Shrine's ""honden"". Its name, ""Motomiya"" (""Original Shrine""), references the fact that it was essentially a prototype for the current Yasukuni Shrine. The second peripheral shrine is the ""Chinreisha"". This small shrine was constructed in 1965, directly south of the ""Motomiya"". It is dedicated to those not enshrined in the ""honden""—those killed by wars or incidents worldwide, regardless of nationality. It has a festival on"
"in Japan, the term ""shrine"" implies a Shinto religious structure and ""temple"" implies a Buddhist one. Miyajima is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, ""Itsukushima-jinja"") which is a Shinto shrine. It is known for its ""floating"" torii gate. The historic shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as one of the National Treasures by the Japanese government. Next to the Itsukushima Shrine is Daiganji Temple, dedicated to Goddess Benzaiten as well as three Buddhas important to Shingon Buddhism. Benzaiten Goddess in Japan has been traced to Goddess Saraswati of Hinduism in India. She is the"
"Okinawa Shrine The shrine is dedicated to Minamoto no Tametomo, Shunten, Shō En, Shō Kei, Shō Tai. The first fought in the Hōgen Rebellion before making his way to Okinawa and siring there the future king Shunten, as told in ""Ryūkyū Shintō-ki"" and ""Chūzan Seikan"", a tale that was exploited during the Meiji period and after to help legitimize the annexation of the kingdom and its reconfiguration first as the Ryūkyū Domain and subsequently as Okinawa Prefecture. The three Shō Dynasty kings were, respectively, the founder of the dynasty, ruler during the kingdom's golden age, and its last king. In"
"are about twenty-five other shrines of the same name in Japan. Suitengū (Tokyo) , literally ""Palace of the Watery Sky"", or ""Palace of Suiten"", is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Suiten, the Japanese name of the deity of Hindu origins Varuna, one of a series of Hindu deities whose worship entered Japan together with Buddhism. Suitengu is located in Chūō, Tokyo. It is devoted to conception and safe childbirth. In 1818 the ninth daimyō of the Kurume Domain established the Suitengu in Edo as a branch of a shrine of the same name in Kurume, Fukuoka. It was inside the"
"Between April and May, the Fuji Matsuri festival is held at the shrine. The festival entails the celebration of flowers, namely the-then in bloom Wisteria. Kameido Tenjin Shrine Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a Japanese Tenman-gu shrine located in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo. The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a 9th-century Japanese scholar. The Kameido shine was built in honor of Sugawara no Muchizane, a prominent Japanese politician and scholar. Despite a long and successful career serving multiple Japanese emperors, Muchizane was eventually demoted from his position in the imperial court by the political machinations of Fujiwara no Tokihira."
"in Japan, dedicated in 2016. Two events that created challenges to Latter-day Saint missionary work in Japan were the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989 and the Tokyo subway attack in 1995 by the religious group Aum Shinrikyō. The death of the emperor made Japanese citizens reevaluate the role of the emperor in the state and in their lives. Even though the period after WWII had been characterized by a ""de-deification"" of the emperor, after the death of Emperor Hirohito, his death rituals were widely publicized. This reignited an interest in old Japanese symbols, rites, and rituals. Due to deeply"
"""The Telegraph"", the Tōgō Shrine took possession in 2005 of Admiral Tōgō's original Z flag raised at the Battle of Tsushima; the flag had been in Britain since 1911. As for General Nogi Maresuke who had several shrines throughout Japan named for him (Nogi Shrine), there are other Tōgō shrines, for example there is one at Tsuyazaki, Fukuoka, within earshot of the Battle of Tsushima won by The Marquis Tōgō. Tōgō Shrine The Tōgō Shrine (東郷神社 ""Tōgō-jinja"") was built in 1940 and dedicated to ""Gensui"" (or 'Marshal-Admiral') The Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō shortly after his death. It is located in Harajuku,"
"honor, still exists on the site of his house in Nogizaka, Tokyo. His memory is also honored in other locations such as the Nogi Shrine in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, where mausoleum of Emperor Meiji is established. Nogi's ""seppuku"" immediately created a sensation and a controversy. Some writers claimed that it reflected Nogi’s disgust with the profligacy and decline in moral values of late Meiji Japan. Others pointed to Nogi's own suicide note, calling it an act of atonement for mistakes in his military career. In either case, Nogi's suicide marked the end of an era, and it had a profound impact"
"and Buddhists and establish peace in the wake of damage caused by World War II. Daizen Victoria writes, ""[Yamada Mumon] helped establish the 'Society to Repay the Heroic Spirits [of Dead Soldiers]' (""Eirei ni Kotaeru Kai""). Yamada asserted that since Japan's fallen soldiers had clearly been involved in a 'holy war,' the government should reinstate financial support for enshrining their ""heroic spirits"" (""eirei"") in Yasukuni Jinga, a major Shinto shrine located in the heart of Tokyo."" In a speech he gave on the matter, Mumon said, ""Japan destroyed itself in order to grandly give the countries of Asia their independence."
"16 other conflicts since the Boshin War in 1869. The following table chronologically lists the number of people enshrined as kami at the ""honden"" (as of October 17, 2004) from each of these conflicts. The Yasukuni shrine does not include the Tokugawa shogunate's forces (particularly from the Aizu domain) or rebel forces who died during the Boshin War or Satsuma Rebellion because they are considered enemies of the emperor. They are enshrined at Chinreisha. This exclusion, which includes the ancestors of former Chief Priest Toshiaki Nanbu (2004–2009), is deeply resented in both areas. There are a multitude of facilities within"
"shrine were constructed in the 17th century, including From 1871 through 1946, the Hirano Shrine was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. Hirano Shrine The is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kyoto. This shrine is known and popular for its gardens and many trees The shrine was established in the year 794 by Emperor Kammu when the capital was transferred to Heian-kyō from Nagaoka-kyō. From the earliest years, the shrine has been often visited by members of the Imperial family. In earlier centuries, the shrine also"
"the Shrine to pay tribute to his older brother who died in the Japanese Imperial Navy; he too volunteered as a Japanese Imperial Army officer. Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has vowed never to visit the shrine. Fukuda's open political opposition to the shrine has helped improve relations with China, and North and South Korea. A group of 62 Diet members from the Liberal Democratic Party and the People's New Party, including former Minister of Agriculture Yoshinobu Shimamura and Fukuda special adviser Eriko Yamatani, visited the shrine on April 22, 2008. In a public opinion poll taken by Nihon Keizai"
"Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto) This shrine is the official tomb and shrine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who died September 18, 1598 in Kyoto. Nobles, priests, warriors, and townspeople gathered at the shrine to celebrate the anniversary of Hideyoshi's apotheosis with banquets, musical recitals, and boisterous festivity. The shrine was closed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in June 1615 ""to discourage these unseemly displays of loyalty to a man he had eclipsed."" The Meiji Emperor directed that the shrine be restored in Keiō 4, the 6th day of the 6th month (April 28, 1868). At that time, the shrine area was expanded slightly by encompassing"
"Atago Shrine (Tokyo) The in Minato, Tokyo, Japan is a Shinto shrine established in 1603 (the eighth year of the Keichō era) on the order of ""shōgun"" Tokugawa Ieyasu. The current shrine on the site dates from 1958. The shrine is located on Atago Hill, which is 26 meters above sea level. In old times, the shrine had an excellent view of Tokyo, now obscured by high rises. The very steep stairs leading to the shrine are also famous, as they represent success in life. According to legend, a young samurai dared to ride his horse up the stairs to"
"Kamo, Iwashimizu and Hirano. The actual site of Ichijō's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (""misasagi"") at Kyoto. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ichijō's mausoleum. It is formally named ""En'yū-ji no kita no misasagi"". Ichijō is buried amongst the ""Seven Imperial Tombs"" at Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates the Emperor Ichijō is today named ""Kinugasa-yama."" The emperor's burial place would have been quite humble in the period after Ichijo died. These tombs reached their present state as a result of the 19th century restoration of imperial sepulchers"
"oldest shrines in the city. When Emperor Meiji moved his residence from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 1868-1869, he sent envoys to the shrine to have it intercede with the gods on his behalf. There is a multitude of surrounding Nezu Shrine. The two main entrances are marked by big red ""torii"" in the ""myōjin"" style, very common in Shinto architecture, characterized by curved upper lintels. A placque on top of them reads ""根津神社"", the name of the shrine. They are flanked by lanterns. One of the most famous features of the shrine is"