There is nothing wrong with the existence of the Yasukuni Shrine, which is similar to an ancestral temple in Japan. This is also a way for a nation to pay homage to the heroes who died for their country. However, after World War II, the dead enshrined in this place became more and more stale. First, 1956, Japan moved a large number of B and C war criminals killed in World War II into the shrine. 1976, 14 the spirit tablet of Class A war criminals was moved in. This caused an uproar in the world at that time. Since then, the Yasukuni Shrine has increasingly become the spiritual sustenance of Japanese right-wing militarists and a hotbed for local Japanese to vent their dissatisfaction with reality and miss the war of aggression.
In the eyes of many ordinary Japanese, the Yasukuni Shrine is a place for those who died in Britain for this country. Express the spirit of Japanese people's unremitting struggle for a better life. Therefore, every fixed sweeping season, a large number of Japanese people will come here to worship and pray.
With regard to World War II, including the changes in the nature of the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan, the Japanese government has repeatedly falsified history in textbooks, constantly beautified World War II, and unilaterally exaggerated and fabricated the achievements of Japanese sophomores. Therefore, for many young Japanese, the understanding of this history is vague and one-sided. They believe that Japan was a just party in World War II, and it was a war that had to be waged for the common development of its neighbors. As a result, the deceased who participated in World War II suddenly changed from war criminals to heroes in the eyes of the Japanese. He became a soldier who fought bloody battles for the development of the country and the nation. Many Japanese who don't know this history worship them. Especially in areas where Japanese right-wing forces are rampant, people's ideological understanding is even more deeply rooted.
However, we should also see that in recent years, with the joint efforts of peace-loving people and governments all over the world and the continuous development of Japan's foreign cultural exchanges, the true image of World War II has been revealed in Japan, and the voice of repentance for the previous war of aggression has gradually increased. They asked the Japanese government to reflect on history and opposed Japanese politicians' visits to the Yasukuni Shrine. Especially in the mainstream media in Japan, you can often see such news. In view of internal and external pressure, the Japanese government's attitude towards visiting the Yasukuni Shrine has also wavered many times.
It will take a long time for ordinary Japanese people to change their understanding of the Yasukuni shrine, and it may take a long time. But the driving force of transformation lies in external conditions. Only when peace-loving countries unite can they pose a threat to the Japanese government. Only when we are strong can this country, which only advocates the strong, truly reflect on what it has done before.