The Yūshūkan (遊就館) is a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo. As a museum maintained by the shrine, which is dedicated to the souls of soldiers who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, the museum contains various artifacts and documents concerning Japanese war casualties and military activity from the start of the Meiji Restoration to the end of World War II. The museum was established in 1882, and describes itself as the first and oldest war and military museum in Japan.
Yūshūkan
3 Chome−3−1−1
千代田区Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku
Tōkyō-to 102-8246
+81 3-3261-8326
Daily 06:00 – 18:00
06:00 – 17:00 in January, February, November, and December
Admission fee
Aircraft collection
Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei 4-13 Imperial Japanese Navy
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4-13 – | Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Sen Model 52
Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka 11 (replica) |
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka 11 (replica)
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Sen Model 52 81-161 Imperial Japanese Navy
Yokosuka D4Y1 Suisei 4-13 Imperial Japanese Navy
Photos Phil Glover