Yasukuni Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine and a war memorial in the heart of Tokyo. Each person who died in the service of Japan is registered as a deity in this Shrine. There are about 2.5 million deities in this shrine. But, this shrine is also the center of many controversies.
Why is this site controversial? Why is an Indian gentleman named Dr. Radha Binod Pal honored with a monument at this Japanese war memorial?
In this video, we explore the Yasukuni Shrine and try to find some of these answers.
Other unique tourist destinations in Japan:
1) Edo Wonderland – Travel back in time to the Edo Period!!
2) Nasu Animal Kingdom – Animal experience theme park!!
3) Omiya Bonsai Village
Credits:
Music:
Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100192
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Videos:
Yasukuni Shrine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ToHusZbRI
Yushukan Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_VgfdT4Y30
Information:
https://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/
Photos:
Ram, United States Army Signal Corps. National Archives and Records Administration, NHK (Tokyo Trial Poster)
VoiceOver:
FreeTTS(Amy, Brian)