Military and war museums in Japan

building in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force airbase

building in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

The 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 including convicted war criminals, the museum contains various artifacts and documents concerning Japanese soldiers 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. It has attracted controversy for its revisionism of J

maritime museum

military museum in Japan

museum in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima

Japanese aviation museum

museum in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan

building in Gifu Prefecture, Japan