Yasukuni pictures.

Since I had such a good time at the museum last week (what a loser) I went back and paid another $8 to go through it again. While I am a big fan of museums I don't generally go every week. Yet I was so fascinated by seeing history from another point of view that I had to go back and soak it all up. I took a notepad with me this time and jotted down 12 pages of extremely small print notes (oh God it's official.) I'm planning on doing a little write up about it before I forget all the details and I'll provide a link to it whenever it gets put up. I also chanced the possibility of banishment from the country by breaking the rules and taking a few photographs. Unfortunately they're small because I used my cell phone but it still gives an idea of what the museum is like. Enjoy.

Japanese tank. Sorry I can't say much more about it. I guess I should have gotten a shot at the information plaque that is sitting right in front of it. Also I apologize for the blurriness. I was trying to avoid being taken down by a museum attendant who was about to tackle me and my illegal camera.


This is a German made cannon that was captured from the Chinese in one of the 19th century I think it was during the Sino-Japanese war. What was a German cannon doing in China during the 19th century, you ask? It's amazing how much meddling the Western powers did in Asian affairs post-18th century.



Japanese Zero fighter. This one was rebuilt using parts from quite a few destroyed planes. Most of it is authentic.



Japanese kamikaze weapons. The first is a rocket called Cherry Blossom. They were attached to the bottoms of Japanese bombers. Once released from the bomber, the rocket would fire and the pilot would guide the rocket into US ships. The second pic is that of a one man torpedo. Basically a small submarine packed with explosives and controlled by a single person. It's actually quite huge-the small picture is deceiving.






I could be wrong but I think that the Thai-Burma railroad (as mentioned in the information picture) was the same one that Alex Guinness was forced to build in the movie Bridge over the river Kwai. I could be wrong.








These two cannons both came from Okinawa. They were excavated from some caves I believe. Unlike most of the Allies cannons that you see nowadays, these ones are not in pristine shape. They were under some pretty heavy fire and they show it. The barrels are covered in bullet marks and some pieces look like they've been torn away by explosions.