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Yūshūkan War Memorial Museum

遊就館

An odd collection of military paraphernalia (including human torpedoes and letters from kamikaze pilots) and one-sided (allegedly revisionist according to the Chinese, Koreans and other Asian countries except Taiwan) descriptions of Imperial Japan and World War II, but it can be pretty confronting at times. The museum includes a small military history book and model shop.

Getting there: adjacent to Yasukuni Shrine
Hours: Daily 09:00-16:30
Price: Adult ¥1000, post-secondary student ¥500, high school student ¥300, child free
Website: yasukuni.jp (opens in a new tab)

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Yasukuni Shrine
靖國神社 Yasukuni-jinja
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Kitanomaru Park
北の丸公園, kita-no-maru kōen
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Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art
東京国立近代美術館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan
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