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Tsukiji Hongan-ji, sometimes archaically romanized Hongwan-ji, is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan. The temple is adjacent to Tsukiji Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.&nbsp;

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Tsukiji Hongwanji

Kanda Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes. It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo.&nbsp;

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Kanda Myojin Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine&nbsp;(靖国神社&nbsp;or&nbsp;靖國神社,&nbsp;Yasukuni Jinja, lit. Peaceful Country Shrine)&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine">Shinto shrine</a>&nbsp;located in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyoda,_Tokyo" title="Chiyoda, Tokyo">Chiyoda, Tokyo</a>. It was founded by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji" title="Emperor Meiji">Emperor Meiji</a>&nbsp;in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a>, from the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boshin_War" title="Boshin War">Boshin War</a>&nbsp;of 1868&ndash;1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War" title="First Sino-Japanese War">1894&ndash;1895</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War" title="Second Sino-Japanese War">1937&ndash;1945</a>&nbsp;respectively, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War#Japanese_volunteers" title="First Indochina War">First Indochina War</a>&nbsp;of 1946&ndash;1954, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes" title="Japanese war crimes">war criminals</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine#cite_note-1">[1]</a>&nbsp;The shrine&#39;s purpose has been expanded over the years to include those who died in the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Japan" title="List of wars involving Japan">wars involving Japan</a>&nbsp;spanning from the entire&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_period" title="Meiji period">Meiji</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taish%C5%8D_period" title="Taishō period">Taishō periods</a>, and the earlier part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_period" title="Shōwa period">Shōwa period</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine#cite_note-deities-2">[2]</a>

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historical landmarks tokyo

Tsukiji Hongwanji

Kanda Myojin Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine