Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine

Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to people who died in wars. It is located 600 meters east of Takeda Shrine.

It was founded in 1879."Yamanashi Gokoku-jinja Shrine｜Chichibu Okan > Tracing the major sites on Chichibu Okan Road | Yamanashi Historical road Tourism". rekishinomichi-yamanashi.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

The souls of 25,062 soldiers from many wars are worshipped here. The wars are as follows: First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, and World War II."Yamanashi Gokoku-jinja Shrine｜Chichibu Okan > Tracing the major sites on Chichibu Okan Road | Yamanashi Historical road Tourism". rekishinomichi-yamanashi.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-22. Gokoku shrines were made to honor the souls of people who died in wars.  Yasukuni Shrine leads the shrines.

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 Related pages 

 Hero shrine
 Gokoku Shrines
 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
 Arlington National Cemetery
 Valhalla (home to the souls of fallen warriors in Scandinavian mythology)

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Category:Beppyo shrines
Category:Gokoku shrines
Category:Yamanashi Prefecture