OPINION

Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine will never find peace

News, Keith Lowe, Published on 30/01/2021

» The Yasukuni Shrine is an island of calm in an otherwise bustling city. Mature pines and cypress trees surround it, screening it from Tokyo's relentless traffic noise. Shady walkways, sacred ponds and dozens of cherry trees make it a public haven for the many Japanese people who come here to honour their ancestors.