Tokyo Metropolitan

TAMA

CEMETERY

Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association

Outline

Tama Cemetery was established inApril, 1923. It is a large-scale and thefirst cemetery incorporating park-likescenery in Japan. At that time thepopulation of Tokyo continued toincrease, the cemetery shortage in thecity was progressing. Therefore, a newconstruction plan was set up in 1919.It was about 1 million square meters atthe time of opening, but it expandedto the west side in 1939, and now it isabout 1.28 million square meters. Thetomb area is less than 50% of theentire site, ensuring rich greenery.The tomb area is divided into 26 wardsby the road, and individual tombs arenumbered and organized.Many notable persons such aseducators, artists, businessmen andpoliticians who played an active part inthe last century have been buried.

Tombs of Notable Persons

Nature

TREES 30,000 trees, including 1,200cherry blossoms and 1,400 red pines,are planted and weave the beautifulscenery every season. In particular,cherry blossoms have several rows oftrees hundreds of meters long and inspring we can see spectacular cherryblossoms tunnels.BIRDS This cemetery is an oasis inthe residential area for birds, and youcan see many kinds of birds such asJapanese Pygmy Woodpecker, DaurianRedstart, Eurasian Sparrowhawk etc.Observation sessions by wild birdsociety are also often done.

Summer

Spring

Autumn

Winter

There are tombs of notable persons of which information is not posted due to the intention of relatives.

First Name Last Name Major career WardType Side Num

1 Shinnosuke Abe Critic 20 1 52 14

2 Jitoku Akatsuka Makie artisan 11 1 25 28

3 Tameyuki Amano Economist 9 1 9 1

4 Korechika Anan Army Minister 13 1 25 5

5 Takeo Arishima Writer 10 1 3 10

6 Hachiro Arita Minister of Foreign Affairs 9 1 1 2

7 Inejiro Asanuma Politician 18 1 3 12

8 Yoshisuke Ayukawa Industrialist 10 1 7 1

9 Ryotaro Azuma Governor of Tokyo 16 1 13 17

10 Eiichi Baba Minister of Finance, Interior minister 10 1 7 12

11 Danjo Ebina Doshisha University president 12 1 7 18

12 Ranpo Edogawa Writer 26 1 17 6

13 Toyohachi Fujita Historian 3 1 34 2

14 Sakuhei Fujiwhara Meteorologist 18 2 85 17

15 Raita Fujiyama Industrialist 11 1 2 2

16 Seiichi Funahashi Writer, Play writer 3 2 6 3

17 Kuranosuke Hamaguchi Composer 3 1 5 10

18 Machiko Hasegawa Cartoonist 10 1 4 3-1

19 Senjuro Hayashi Prime minister 16 1 3 5

20 Hyakusui Hirafuku Painter 5 1 10 15

21 Yuzuru Hiraga University of Tokyo President 23 1 2 15

22 Kiichiro Hiranuma Prime minister 10 1 1 15

23 Tatsuo Hori Writer 12 1 3 29

24 Kiyoshi Inoshita Government Landscape Designer 8 1 18 18

25 Shigeyoshi Inoue Navy Admiral 21 1 3 18

26 Sotaro Ishiwata Minister of Finance 11 1 10 2

27 Yojiro Ishizaka Writer 21 1 1 1

28 Sazanami Iwaya Haiku writer, Writer of children's stories 12 1 2 18

29 Bakuai Iwaya Poet 2 1 2 19

30 Toyohiko Kagawa Religionist 3 1 24 15

31 Yaoko Kaitani Ballerina 21 1 10 8-2

32 Katsuichiro Kamei Critic 20 1 22 13

33 Shoken Kamitsukasa Writer 4 1 57 35

34 Tateo Kato Hayabusa fighter fleet captain 20 1 12 19

35 Haruhisa Kawada Actor, Singer 10 1 13 8-1

36 Gyokudo Kawai Painter 2 1 13 8

37 Ryuko Kawaji Poet 10 1 14 12

38 Okinori Kaya Politician 9 1 1 8-2

39 Takataro Kigi Writer 10 1 6 3

40 Kan Kikuchi Writer, Play writer 14 1 6 1

41 Hisashi Kimura Astronomer 23 1 22 7

42 Mokutaro Kinoshita Poet 16 1 12 3

43 Kunio Kishida Play writer 18 1 10 1

44 Ryusei Kishida Painter 12 1 11 11

45 Hakusyu Kitahara Poet 10 1 2 6

46 Tomoto Kobori Painter 7 2 7 1

47 Gentaro Kodama Army Minister, Interior minister 8 1 17 1

48 Mineichi Koga Marshal Navy 7 SP 1 3

49 Shinzo Koizumi Keio University President 3 1 17 3

50 Tenzui Kubo Poet of Chinese poetry 11 1 3 3

51 Hyakuzo Kurata Play writer, Critic 23 1 26 2

52 Masao Kusuyama Children's literature 3 1 32 17

53 Tamon Maeda Politician 16 1 3 7

54 Yugure Maeda Poet 12 1 10 21

55 Torao Makino Painter 7 2 5 1

56 Hakucho Masamune Writer 24 1 8 20

57 Eikyu Matsuoka Painter 10 1 13 19

58 Takitaro Minakami Writer, Critic 5 1 16 6

59 Tatsukichi Minobe Constitutional scholar 25 1 24 1

60 Ryokichi Minobe Governor of Tokyo 25 1 24 1

61 Rinsho Mitsukuri Law scholar 14 1 2 2

62 Kunishiro Mitsutani Painter 21 2 19 12

63 Yasuko Miyake Writer, Critic 8 1 16 12

64 Juro Miyoshi Poet, Play writer 18 1 36 22

65 Manabu Miyoshi Botanist 8 1 10 26-2

66 Keisuke Mochizuki Minister of Communication, Interior minister 6 1 16 12

67 Yuko Mochizuki Actress 23 1 43 4

68 Kainan Mori Poet of Chinese poetry 14 1 3 3

69 Kanya Morita Kabuki Actor 1 1 6 8

70 Kuniko Mukouda Writer 12 1 29 52

71 Kinshin Nagata Biwa master 2 1 13 10

72 Atsushi Nakajima Writer 16 2 33 11

73 Chikuhei Nakajima Industrialist, Politician 9 1 2 3

74 Utaemon Nakamura Kabuki Actor 2 1 13 5

75 Fusetsu Nakamura Painter 3 1 15 10

First Name Last Name Major career WardType Side Num

76 Seigou Nakano Politician 12 1 1 2

77 Sinpei Nakayama Composer 21 1 6 3

78 Shigeru Nanbara University of Tokyo President 3 2 11 2

79 Kaichiro Nezu Industrialist 15 1 2 10

80 Yoshio Nishina Physicist 22 1 38 5

81 Inazo Nitobe Tokyo Women's University President 7 1 5 11

82 Kodo Nomura Writer 13 1 1 3

83 Hideo Oguma Poet 24 1 68 32

84 Masayoshi Ohira Prime minister 9 1 1 15

85 Keisuke Okada Prime minister 9 1 9 3

86 Yoshiko Okada Actress 6 1 7 53

87 Ippei Okamoto Cartoonist, Painter 16 1 17 3

88 Kanoko Okamoto Poet, Writer 16 1 17 3

89 Taro Okamoto Painter, Sculptor 16 1 17 3

90 Hiroshi Okawa Industrialist 15 1 2 14

91 Ichio Okubo Governor of Tokyo 11 1 2 3

92 Saishu Onoe Poet, Calligrapher 6 1 16 23

93 Ichiro Ooga Botanist 20 1 33 15

94 Shohei Ooka Writer 7 2 13 22

95 Kaoru Osanai Play writer, Theater director 5 1 1 37

96 Kozo Ota Asia University President 22 1 44 17

97 Shiro Otsuji Spieler 20 1 20 1

98 Hyoe Ouchi economist 6 1 11 11

99 Hotsumi Ozaki Critic 10 1 13 5

100 Judo Saigo Army Minister, Navy Minister 10 1 1 1

101 Kinmochi Saionji Prime minister 8 1 1 16

102 Makoto Saito Navy soldier, Prime minister 7 1 2 16

103 Kanzan Shimomura Painter 3 1 9 5

104 Taketaro Shinkai Sculptor 3 1 34 9

105 Kenjiro Shoda Mathematician 15 1 1 23

106 Richard（Рихард） Sorge（Зорге） Journalist 17 1 21 16

107 Umetaro Suzuki Biochemist 10 1 7 8

108 Ishizaka Taizo Industrialist 13 1 1 9

109 Teiji Takagi Mathematician 24 1 61 18

110 Korekiyo Takahashi Prime minister, Minister of Finance 8 1 2 16

111 Torahiko Tamiya Writer 26 1 32 13

112 Giichi Tanaka Army soldier, Prime minister 6 1 16 14

113 Katai Tayama Writer 12 2 31 24

114 Shukotsu Togawa Critic 21 1 24 16

115 Heihachiro Togo Marshal Navy 7 SP 1 1

116 Takejiro Tokonami Official, Interior minister 12 1 17 18

117 Kyuichi Tokuda Social activist 19 1 31 2

118 Musei Tokugawa Entertainer 2 1 7 48

119 Sunao Tokunaga Writer 19 1 24 17

120 Soho Tokutomi Critic 6 1 8 13

121 Shinichiro Tomonaga Theoretical physicist 22 1 38 5

122 Jun Tosaka Philosopher, Critic 25 1 18 32

123 Yasushi Tsukamoto Scholar of architecture and technical art 12 1 10 1

124 Kousai Uchida Minister of Foreign Affairs 11 1 1 6

125 Roan Uchida Critic 12 2 1 1

126 Kanzo Uchimura Religionist 8 1 16 29

127 Teijiro Ueda Tokyo University of Commerce President 19 1 10 3

128 Ken Uehara Actor 2 2 11 2

129 Tamaki Uemura Religionist 1 1 1 8

130 Shinkichi Uesugi Constitutional scholar 3 1 3 9

131 Kazushige Ugaki Army Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs 6 1 12 1

132 Ryuzaburo Umehara Painter 5 1 7 43

133 Jotaro Watanabe Army general 12 1 10 15

134 Kajiko Yajima Girls educator 3 1 1 20

135 Isoroku Yamamoto Marshal Navy 7 SP 1 2

136 Gunpei Yamamuro Commissioner of Salvation Army 15 1 11 1

137 Naomasa Yamasaki Geographer 6 1 2 10

138 Tomoyuki Yamashita Army general 16 1 8 6

139 Tadao Yanaihara University of Tokyo President 2 2 1 19

140 Seiichiro Yasui Governor of Tokyo 2 1 2 37

141 Tetsu Yasui Tokyo Women's University President 15 1 10 7

142 Tokiyoshi Yokoi Tokyo University of Agriculture President 6 1 12 12

143 Riichi Yokomitsu Writer 4 1 39 16

144 Tekkan Yosano Poet 11 1 10 14

145 Akiko Yosano Poet 11 1 10 14

146 Genjiro Yoshida Writer 14 1 1 6

147 Eiji Yoshikawa Writer 20 1 51 5

148 Sakuzo Yoshino Political scientist 8 1 13 17

149 Yayoi Yoshioka Founder of Tokyo Women's Medical University 8 1 7 9

150 Dick Mine Singer 11 1 14 17

ParkUsage guide

Private road

Public road

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Type 2

Water

Lavatory

City boundary

Joint cemetery

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West-3 Street

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[Fuchu City]

WESTGATE

Musashi-Koganei Station ↑ Bus stop[Tama-reien uramon]

Bus stop[Tama-cho]

Bus stop [Tama sosaijo mae]

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East-4 Street

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EASTGATE

East-3 Street

Bus stop [Reien minami nanagochi]

Lawn typeCemetery

Police

MAINGATE

MitamaHall

Office

Tama-reien Station [Keio line][About 30min. on foot] ↓

Bus stop[Reien-higashi-dori-minami]

Bus stop[Tama-Reien-omotemon]

Tama Station

East-2 Street

[Fuchu City]

KOGANEIGATE

[Koganei City]

East-1 Street

Lockertypecemetery

Foreigner cemeterySengenyama

mountain

Sengenyama park

Kisugebridge

Elevation: 80m

Rest station

Refuse dump

Wall typecemetery

Bus stop [Reien chuo nijugochi]

Spe

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NORTHGATE

Access■Train / Bus1 At the JR Chuo Line "Musashisakai Station", transfer to the Seibu Tama-gawa line and get off at "Tama Station“.2 From the Keio Line "Tama Reien Station", take the bus bound for "Musashi Koganei Station Minami-guchi" and get off at "Tama Reien Omotemon"3 From JR Chuo Line "Musashi Koganei Station", take the bus bound for "Tama Cho" or "Tama Reien Station" and get off at "Tama Reien Omotemon" and "TamaReien Uramon“ etc.

Tama Cemetery Office

■Address4-628, Tamacho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo

■Phone042-365-2079

■Web“Tokyo Cemetery Walk” *Multilingualhttps://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/reien/multilingual.html

Musashi-Koganei Station JR Chuo Line Musashi-Sakai Station

Shinjuku →

Musashino Park ↓

Driver’s License center ↓

TAMA CEMETERY

Koganei Gate

Office

Main GateSengenyama

Koshu Kaido Road

Koshu Kaido Kyudo RoadShiraitodai

1Chome

Keio Line

Tama Reien StationShinjuku →

← Hachioji

← Tachikawa

ACCESS MAP