Yūshūkan, Atsugi

Name: Yūshūkan
Address: Atsugi, Japan

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The Yūshūkan 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. ()

Local name: 遊就館 Established: 1882 (142 years ago)Coordinates: 35°24'51"N, 139°26'38"E

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Nearby attractions include: Izumi no Mori, Samukawa Shrine, Kanzaki Site, St. Andrew's Cathedral.

4.5 miN
Park
Izumi no Mori, Yamato
115 min walk • Izumi no Mori is a park in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The springs in the park are the source of the Hikiji River that flows into Sagami Bay.
4.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Samukawa Shrine, Fujisawa
108 min walk • Samukawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Miyayama neighborhood of the town of Samukawa, Kōza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Sagami Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on September 20.
2.1 miW
Archaeological site
Kanzaki Site, Atsugi
54 min walk • The Kanzaki site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a moated Yayoi period settlement, located in the city of Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture in the southern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2011.
1.4 miS
Church
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Fujisawa
37 min walk • St. Andrew's Cathedral, Tokyo is the Cathedral Church of the Tokyo Diocese of the Anglican Church in Japan. The Diocese of Tokyo is one of eleven dioceses within the Anglican Church in Japan.
3.8 miNW
Museum
Hai lao ming shi wen gu guan, Atsugi
98 min walk • Ebina Onshokan is a local museum in Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The museum collects, organizes, stores, and exhibits documents, earthenware, and other materials related to local history.
3.3 miW
City, Area
Ebina, Atsugi
83 min walk • Ebina is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 June 2021, the city had an estimated population of 136,312 and a population density of 5100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 26.69 square kilometres.
1.9 miNW
City, Area
Ayase, Atsugi
49 min walk • Ayase is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021, the city had an estimated population of 83,709 and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is 22.28 km².
4.3 miSW
Town, Area
Samukawa, Fujisawa
110 min walk • Samukawa is a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2021, the town had an estimated population of 48,679 and a population density of 3600 persons per km². The total area of the town is 13.42 square kilometres.
2.1 miSW
Universities and schools
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Fujisawa
53 min walk • Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
4.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Shimoterao Nishikata Site, Fujisawa
110 min walk • The Shimoterao Nishikata Site is an archaeological site in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the southern Kantō region of Japan containing a middle to late Yayoi period settlement trace. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2019.
3.6 miSE
Universities and schools
Yokohama College of Pharmacy, Yokohama
93 min walk • Yokohama College of Pharmacy is a private university in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2006 on the site of the former Yokohama Dreamland amusement park, converting the existing hotel building into classrooms and a library.