The Historian · Hana · Tokyo
Yasukuni Jinja
I don't endorse the politics. I insist on the visit. You cannot understand modern Japanese nationalism, or its neighbors' fury, without standing here.
Meiji-era shrine to Japan's war dead, including Class-A war criminals. The most politically contested sacred site in East Asia. Go and think hard.
— Hana, The Historian
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