Yasukuni Shrine

Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Church shinto_shrine Q242803
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Yasukuni Shrine

Summary

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of shinto_shrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,491 views/month, #1 of 204).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yasukuni Shrine was a member of Japanese Liaison Council of History and Folk Museums[3].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's religion is recorded as State Shinto[4].
  • Yasukuni Shrine is located in Kudankita[5].
  • Yasukuni Shrine is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's instance of is recorded as Shinto shrine[7].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's instance of is recorded as chokusaisha[8].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's instance of is recorded as war memorial[9].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's instance of is recorded as gokoku shrine[10].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's architect is recorded as Itō Heizaemon IX[11].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's commissioned by is recorded as Ōmura Masujirō[12].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's founder is recorded as Emperor Meiji[13].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's architectural style is recorded as Shinmei-zukuri[14].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's Commons category is recorded as Yasukuni Shrine[15].
  • Yasukuni Shrine comprises Chinreisha[16].
  • Yasukuni Shrine comprises Yūshūkan[17].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's officially opened by is recorded as Prince Komatsu Akihito[18].
  • August 6, 1869 marks the founding of Yasukuni Shrine[19].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.693958333333335, 'lon': 139.74269166666667}[20].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's located on street is recorded as Waseda-dōri[21].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's located on street is recorded as Yasukini Street[22].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's significant event is recorded as Q17208957[23].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's dedicated to is recorded as eirei[24].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's dedicated to is recorded as Class A war criminal[25].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's official website is recorded as https://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/[26].
  • Yasukuni Shrine's official website is recorded as https://www.yasukuni.or.jp/[27].

Body

Geography

Yasukuni Shrine is in the country of Japan[6]. It is located in Kudankita[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Shinto shrine[7], chokusaisha[8], war memorial[9], and gokoku shrine[10]. Yasukuni Shrine's religion is recorded as State Shinto[4].

History and Context

August 6, 1869 marks the founding of Yasukuni Shrine[19].

Why It Matters

Yasukuni Shrine ranks in the top 0.49% of shinto_shrine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,491 views/month, #1 of 204).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . rekimin.com. rekimin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/svatyna-yasukuni-a-yushukan/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see U"
  2. 4w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/svatyna-yasukuni-a-yushukan/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
  3. 5w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Founded by
    Coordinate location {'lat': 35.693958333333335, 'lon': 139.74269166666667}
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    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "YasukuniShrine::qw733"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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