Daiichi Torii is the first gate of Yasukuni Jinja. It stands 25 meters high and is made of steel. The gate was built in 1921 and is a starting point of the Yasukuni Shrine tour. Placed near the torii are lanterns with the names of patrons who have donated to the Shrine.

Regarded as the “Father of Modern Japanese Army”, Omura Masujirois put in a great deal of effort into the establishment of Yasukuni Shrine. His statue was set here in 1893. It is also the first Western-style monument installed in Tokyo.

The large wooden main gate leading to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is the Shinmon. It is one of the most beautiful among temple gates in Tokyo.
The Yasukuni Shrine is dedicated to the Japanese soldiers who died fighting in wars. It was first commissioned by the Meiji emperor to honor soldiers who died in the Boshin War. Besides soldiers, ordinary citizens, children and animals who became victims of war are also enshrined. It has become controversial recently because many of those enshrined were war criminals of World War II and is condemned by Asian nations who suffered under Japanese rule like China and Korea. As a result no emperor has visited the shrine since World War II. The complex covers 6.25 acres and the causeway covers four hectares.
There are four Torii gates leading to the Yasukuni Shrine. The main gate or the Shinmon is between the second and the third Torii. It is a 6 meter tall structure made entirely of Japanese cypress wood called the Hinoki cypress. It was built in 1934 before the 2nd World War. The doors have a large gold chrysanthemum crest which is the imperial seal of Japan. The gate was extensively restored in 1994.

The Nogakadu is a traditional form of Japanese farce performed at the National Noh Theater near the Yasakuni Shrine. It has a traditional roofed Noh stage and audience seating spaces.
The first Nogakadu theater was built in 1881 in Shiba Park, Tokyo. It was relocated to the Yasukuni Shrine in 1903. The traditional stages are made from hinoki wood or the wood of the Japanese cypress and resemble the stages used in Shinto shrines for kagura dances. The main stage has a pavilion that is open on three sides and connected by a wooden bridge. The bridge connects the stage with a mirror room which is a dressing room from where actors make their entrance. Open air stages are rare today except for the National Noh Theater.
The National Noh Theater features Noh plays or farces where actors wear masks and use understated movements and muffled voices. The other type of performance at the theater is the Kyogen Play. These are comic plays meant to make the audience laugh. These plays are performed between Noh scenes to alleviate the tension generated by the Noh plays. All performances are featured in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage works list to ensure that visitors see plays with the highest Japanese cultural and historical significance.

The Yushukan is a military museum in the Yasukuni Shrine complex that shows a nationalistic perspective of Japan’s participation in many wars from the times of the Samurai. It houses an impressive display of military memorabilia and weaponry.
The Yushukan Museum was established in 1889 in honor of the success of the Imperial Japanese Army in defeating the Shogunate. The original building was destroyed by the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 and was rebuilt in 1932. The present collection has become controversial because it describes Japan as a peace loving nation that was forced to enter World War II and occupied several South East Asian countries to deliver them from European colonists. It is visited by locals and members of some Asian freedom groups who looked to the Japanese for deliverance from their British and European colonial masters.
The Museum has a large collection of Samurai war weapons and memorabilia from the civil war that followed the Meiji restoration. There are exhibits and weaponry used in the Russo Japanese War and the Sino Japanese War. Exhibits include bomber aircrafts, torpedoes, swords, guns and a steam locomotive retrieved from Thailand. The gift shop has souvenirs and books about the Yasukuni shrine and the café serves recipes that were actually served on Japanese Warships.

Japanese people are known for their respect to the world that surrounds them, that is precisely why animals contribution during the war periods was also honored and statues where completed as a tribute to their help and faithfulness. These life-size statues are made of bronze. The Horse statue was completed in 1958, followed in 1982 by the "Pigeons and the Globe" statues, and by the Dog statue in 1992.

Being one of the newest monument at Yasukuni shrine and completed in 2005, this monument is dedicated to Monument of Dr. Pal, who was a judge in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East's. The merit of Dr. Radha Binod Pal is in the fact that he found all the Japanese defendants during the Second World War not guilty.

Completed in 1874 this statue is a tribute to the many war widows, who made supernatural efforts in raising their children after their husbands' death. The monument is a donation from those mothers' children as a symbol of their gratitude.

Yasukuni Kaiko Bunko represents the Yasukuni archives. Opening its doors in 1999, the archives have a collection of 100000 volumes. Though tourists do not use to wander around inside of this building, Yasukuni Kaiko Bunko is free to public access and welcomes anyone eager to learn about Yakusuni. It is located right to the left of Yushukan museum.

First established in 1869, the Sumo Ring hosts specialized exhibitions involving all professional sumo wrestlers, including grand champions or yokozuna. This happens every year during the Spring Festival. Though it is a far cry from a stunningly beautiful and original structure, it gives the perfect idea of what a sumo ring is.

Located in the picturesque and amazingly beautiful Sacred Pond Garden, Senshintei, Seisentei and Kountei represent three traditional Japanese tea-houses, situated right on the shore of the pond. The buildings are worth the attention due to their architecture.

Shinchi Teien is a traditional Japanese garden also known by the name of Sacred Pond Garden. It is one of the most celebrated in Japan. Shinchi Teien was created early in the Meiji era, but was renovated in 1999. Its centerpiece is a waterfall in the serene pond and on its shore three tea-houses are dislocated.

Chumon Toriti is the third and the last gate that guards the entrance to Haiden, the Main Hall. The current structure was built in 2006. The tori is made of cypress.

Sanshuden or the Assembly was reconstructed in 2004, providing waiting and reception rooms for those wishing to visit the Honden (Main Shrine). It is located right after the Chumon Toriti.

The Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto place of worship in Tokyo built in honor of those who gave their lives fighting for the country. The Haiden is the main prayer hall of the shrine.
The Yasukuni Shrine was built in 1879 to honor the soldiers who died in the Boshin War that resulted in the Meiji restoration. Later the war dead in the many wars fought by the Japanese were enshrined here. After World War II, it became a privately funded religious institution where Shinto rites are performed and houses the spirits of soldiers, civilians and colonial subjects who died in the service of the Emperor. It has courted controversy because it enshrines over 1000 war criminals that were executed after being sentenced to death by military war tribunals. The Emperors of Japan refused to visit the shrine after World War II.
The Haiden is the main hall of the Yasukuni shrine. It was built in 1901 and it is here that worshippers pay their respects to the departed souls and make offerings. The roof of the hall was renovated in 1989. White screens hang from the ceiling except on ceremonial occasions when purple screens are hung. There is a wooden box at the entrance where offerings are placed.

Built in 1872, Honden is the Main Shrine of Yasukuni. Here the divinities reside. The Honden was renovated in 1989. The excursions here are with special guide only. Near the Honden is located Tochakuden or the Reception Hall. Behind the Main Shrine is located Reijibo Hoanden or Repository for the Symbolic Registers of Divinities.