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Arlington National Cemetery and Yasukuni Jinja: History, Memory, and the Sacred

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Andrew M. McGreevy
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Arlington National Cemetery and Yasukuni Jinja (The Shrine of the Peaceful Land) are symbols of the histories of the United States of America and Japan. Arlington National Cemetery and Yasukuni Jinja have a common purpose–to honor the war dead–but the two are very different. Arlington National Cemetery, which was created in controversy, is today is a place of peaceful repose. Yasukuni Jinja had very dignified origins, yet now is embroiled in disputes.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 8 , August 2005 , e12
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