Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社, Yasukuni Jinja?) is a Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan that is dedicated to the kami, or spirits, of soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Book of Souls lists the names of over 2,466,000 brave and honorable men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of Imperial Japan, particularly to those killed in wartime.
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