Kiangan National Shrine
The Kiangan National Shrine also known as the Yamashita Shrine is a war memorial in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines. It commemorates the surrender of the top commander of Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines General Tomoyuki Yamashita to the Allied forces, which led to the end of the Japanese occupation of the archipelago during World War II.
History
The Philippine [Tourism Authority] built a memorial in Linda in the town of Kiangan in Ifugao province in 1974 at the site where the highest ranking Imperial Japanese military leader General Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to Allied forces, which consisted of primarily Filipino and American soldiers.The site has been declared as a National Landmark by the National [Historical Commission of the Philippines|National Historical Commission]. On July 9, 1975, then-President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1460 declaring the site as a military shrine under the administration of the Military Memorial Division of the Philippine [Veterans Affairs Office], an agency under the Department of [National Defense (Philippines)|Department of National Defense]. The PVAO took over the operations and administration of the shrine on October 16, 1975.