Zōshigaya Cemetery

The cemetery Zōshigaya (Japanese雑司ヶ谷 霊園, Zōshigaya canals ) is a municipal cemetery in Minami- Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo. The 115,400 square meter site, is known for the many famous people who have here found their final resting place.

History

The cemetery was opened in response to a Kremationsverbot the Meiji government of 1873 on 1 September 1874. For the administration of the Tokyo prefecture was in charge from 1876. After the establishment of the city of Tokyo took over this task, after which resolution is now the Park Society of Tokyo Prefecture ( Tōkyō-to kōen Kyōkai ) responsible. Your current name was given to the resting place of 1935.

Famous tombs

Politician

• Tōjō Hideki, Prime Minister in the Pacific War (1884-1948)
• Nakahama Manjiro, part of the first United States Mission (1827-1898)

• Lafcadio Hearn, writer (1850-1904)
• Shunro Oshikawa, science fiction pioneer (1876-1914)
• Natsume Soseki, writer (1867-1916)
• Takehisa Yumeji, painter and poet (1884-1934)
• Murayama Kaita, writer and painter (1896-1919)
• Raphael of Koeber, musician and philosopher (1848-1923)
• Izumi Kyoka, writer (1873-1939)
• Nagai Kafu, writer (1879-1959)

Scientist

• Ogino Ginko, first female, Western Medical Examiner (1851-1913)

Zōshigaya in the literature

Before Natsume Soseki himself was buried in the cemetery, he chose Zōshigaya as a final resting place for the friend of Sensei in his novel Kokoro (1914 ) from.