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.
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. 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)
References
Beppyo shrines
Gokoku shrines