- Yasukuni Jinja
Official site of the Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo that honors all Japanese who have died in the country's wars between 1853 and 1945.
www.yasukuni.or.jp
- Wikipedia: Yasukuni Shrine
Explains the history and symbolism of the shrine and the domestic and international controversy that surrounds it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine
- Yasukuni Jinja: A Shrine to Japan's War Dead
Offers photos plus a description of the shrine's history and the controversy over the World War II-era war criminals who are buried there.
www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/spirit/yasukuni
- Japan Guide: Yasukuni Shrine
Brief profile of the Shinto shrine founded as Tokyo Shokonsha in 1869 that commemorates those who died for Japan in conflicts since the Meiji Restoration.
www.japan-guide.com/e/e2321.html
- Asian Historical Architecture: Yasukuni Shrine
Offers a photo gallery.
www.orientalarchitecture.com/tokyo/yasukuniindex.htm
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