Zōshigaya Cemetery

Zōshigaya Cemetery is a cemetery in Minami-Ikebukuro, Japan. It was established in 1874. Wikidata records 41 notable interments here, including Hideki Tojo, Natsume Sōseki, Lafcadio Hearn.

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Notable interments

41 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 41, or take the JSON record.

• Hideki Tojo (1884–1948), politician, military officer, diplomat
• Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916), writer, poet, narrator
• Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904), writer, university teacher
• Kafū Nagai (1879–1959), writer, playwright, university teacher
• Kikunae Ikeda (1864–1936), professor, inventor, chemist
• Kyōka Izumi (1873–1939), writer, playwright, novelist
• Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912), painter, artist, illustrator
• Nakahama Manjirō (1827–1898), sailor, diplomat, translator
• Ogino Ginko (1851–1913), physician
• Abe Isoo (1865–1949), politician, university teacher, sociologist
• Kyōsuke Kindaichi (1882–1971), poet, film director, lexicographer
• Ogata Gekkō (1859–1920), printer, painter, xylographer
• Yumeji Takehisa (1884–1934), writer, poet, artist
• Inoue Tetsujirō (1856–1944), writer, politician, university teacher
• Katō Hiroyuki (1836–1916), politician, political scientist, philosopher
• Shōnen Matsumura (1872–1960), lepidopterist, entomologist, scientific collector
• Matsutarō Kawaguchi (1899–1985), writer, screenwriter, novelist
• Roppa Furukawa (1903–1961), actor, comedian, journalist
• Takio Izawa (1869–1949), politician
• Raphael von Koeber (1848–1923), university teacher, philosopher, musicologist
• Hiroshi Kawaguchi (1936–1987), actor, continuity announcer, tarento
• Hiroshi Kawaguchi (1936–1987), actor, continuity announcer, tarento
• Motoko Hani (1873–1957), educator, journalist, publisher
• Kiichi Aichi (1907–1973), teacher, politician, diplomat
• Kaita Murayama (1896–1919), writer, poet, painter

Common questions

Where is Zōshigaya Cemetery?

Zōshigaya Cemetery is in Minami-Ikebukuro, Japan, at coordinates 35.7222, 139.7194.

When was Zōshigaya Cemetery established?

Zōshigaya Cemetery was established in 1874, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Zōshigaya Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 41 notable interments at Zōshigaya Cemetery, including Hideki Tojo, Natsume Sōseki, Lafcadio Hearn, Kafū Nagai, Kikunae Ikeda.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q1457455 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)