True View of the Courtyard of Yasukuni Shrine at the Top of Kudanzaka

True View of the Courtyard of Yasukuni Shrine at the Top of Kudanzaka

Inoue Yasuji

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The imperial family and others visit the springtime garden of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, established in 1869 by the Meiji emperor to commemorate military deaths of the Boshin War, fought between the restored imperial government and the deposed Tokugawa shogun. Today, some 2.5 million casualties of Japan’s modern wars are remembered there—including, controversially, those convicted of war crimes after World War II.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.