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The wooden ''chûmon'' leading directly into the central plaza was built in 1934, and restored 60 years later. Though the shrine no longer has any official connection to the government or to the Imperial Household, the heavy cypress doors on this gate bear metal chrysanthemum crests 1.5 meters in diameter. One final torii stands between the ''chûmon'' and the main worship hall (''haiden'').

The wooden ''chûmon'' leading directly into the central plaza was built in 1934, and restored 60 years later. Though the shrine no longer has any official connection to the government or to the Imperial Household, the heavy cypress doors on this gate bear metal chrysanthemum crests 1.5 meters in diameter. One final torii stands between the ''chûmon'' and the main worship hall (''haiden'').

The grounds also house a war museum called the Yûshûkan (遊就館). The museum focuses on World War II, and contains a great many artifacts from Japan's modern wars. The museum is quite controversial for the strong right-wing / nationalistic / militarist bias in the way the museum represents the war, and Japan's involvement in it.

The grounds also include a war museum called the Yûshûkan (遊就館), housed in a building by [[Giovanni Vincenzo Cappelletti]], completed in [[1882]].<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 37.</ref> The museum focuses on World War II, and contains a great many artifacts from Japan's modern wars. The museum is quite controversial for the strong right-wing / nationalistic / militarist bias in the way the museum represents the war, and Japan's involvement in it.

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