War memorial

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Introduction

In history of humankind , war memorials were built to mark the victory Memorials to remember those who died in war were of little concern and occurred only as a secondary option . Indeed , some of these memorials in Paris and London do not contain the names of those who died in war . It was only by the end of 19th century when war memorials were erected in commemoration of those who died in war . Currently the war memorials are for sometimes honoring the

warriors of war . In some cases they may act as a point of interest (focal point ) in to gain more understanding of the enemies of the present and those of previous times . During the 1st World War , there were much loss of lives and therefore nations erected the monuments . In Second World War , the memorials were further enlarged and they could include the names of those who died in the war

In Japan , there are other war memorials apart from Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan . Just to mention there is shrine Mont Retreate , Heian shrine temple of Nara etc

The Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan war memorial museums are a house of memories of the soldiers who died while fighting for the nation of Japan (http /www .asiarooms .com /travel-guide /japan /tokyo /tokyo-museums /japanes e-war-memorial-museum .html . Near the end of the Second World War , the Japanese warriors sacrificed their lives in fighting their enemies There are many museums in Japan that acts as exhibitions and to act as a respect for these soldiers . The emperor who was ruling by then thought it wise to honor the spirits of the heroes of war therefore , he ed the construction of the Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan . The other reason for the construction of the museum was for the clarification of the history of the Japanese history

Yasukuni Jinja is a place for worship of the people who died in war Yushukan is dedicated to members of special corps of attack . Those who sacrificed their lives through plane attacks and also other weapons like `Olika , `Shinyo ' and `Kaiten . In other words heroes of war are praised in this place . The shrine was founded in 1869 during Meiji restoration ' when the Japan emperor got back direct rule . The original building was constructed from the of the emperor

The Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan War Memorial

History behind the War Monument

Yasukuni Jinja war memorial originated in 1862 . This was the time when Shogunate who were slowly deteriorating and the western Japan were in conflict . The emperor who was reigning by then was asked to sponsor ritual for the soldiers who perished during the war . This was a request of the rebellious leaders (The rebellious leaders were in control of the city of Kyoto by 1862 . The first custom to be conducted for the dead soldiers ( Irei-no-saigi ) was performed by Shinto priests and Buddhist at Kyoto - Higashiyamary . That was in December 1862 (Knafelc , pp 7

After the next four years there was solidified...