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| Main building of the Shrine (honden). Since in the prewar period, the soldiers of "the army of the Emperor" were commemorated in the Shrine, it was also considered an instiution closely related to Imperial House, which is why the chrysanthemum, the symbol of the Japanese Imperial House, is found everywhere in the Shrine. See also here for more details http://www.japanfocus.org/article.asp?id=293 |
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