What Kami (Deities) are worshiped at Yasukuni Jinja?
The above mentioned Boshin Civil War gave rise to 3,500 hashira (When counting the number of Kami we count not by the number of people but by the number of hashira. These 3,500 hashira were the Kami worshiped initially at Yasukuni Jinja. Later, also enshrined were those who had gave up their lives for the country in the 15 year period of the troubled times starting with the coming of Commodore Perry and his four warships to Uraga in 1853 to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. In the process of building a firm foundation for the nation several domestic struggles occurred such as the Saga Rebellion and the Satsuma Rebellion. Those who offered their lives for the country during these struggles were also worshiped at Yasukuni Jinja. The noble work of building the nation of Japan that was one with His Majesty the Emperor was accomplished through the blessings of the ancestors of each one of you. Nevertheless, to defend the independence of the nation as well as the peace of Asia, the sad deve
