Deaths in the 1920s

Takeo Arishima

1878–1923 (age 45)

Tama Cemetery

Takeo Arishima was an influential Japanese writer whose works shaped early modern Japanese literature.

Kusunose Yukihiko

1858–1927 (age 69)

Tama Cemetery

Takahira Kogorō

1854–1926 (age 72)

Tama Cemetery

Takahira Kogorō was a Japanese politician and diplomat who shaped Japan's foreign relations.

Kaoru Osanai

1881–1928 (age 47)

Tama Cemetery

Tsuda Umeko

1864–1929 (age 65)

Tsuda University

Tsuda Umeko was a pioneering educator who founded Tsuda University and championed women's education in Japan.

Robert Walker Irwin

1844–1925 (age 81)

Aoyama Cemetery

Uryū Shigeko

1861–1928 (age 67)

Aoyama Cemetery

Uryū Shigeko was an accomplished Japanese pianist who helped introduce Western music to Japan.

Kimotsuki Kaneyuki

1853–1922 (age 69)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kototada Fujinami

1852–1926 (age 74)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kototada Fujinami was a Japanese politician who contributed to Japan's modernization during the Meiji period.

Nagaoka Yasuhei

1842–1925 (age 83)

Aoyama Cemetery

Majima Tsugihiko

1871–1928 (age 57)

Aoyama Cemetery

Majima Tsugihiko was a prominent Japanese banker instrumental in Japan's financial modernization.

Saigō Itoko

1843–1922 (age 79)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yū Nakao

1856–1926 (age 70)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yū Nakao was a Japanese military officer who served during Japan's military modernization.

Monna Tadashi

1855–1929 (age 74)

Nanzen-ji Temple

Kamei Rokurō

1871–1923 (age 52)

Tama Cemetery

Kamei Rokurō was a Japanese figure of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

George Trumbull Ladd

1842–1921 (age 79)

Sōji-ji Temple

Hayakawa Senkichirō

1863–1922 (age 59)

Sōji-ji Temple

Hayakawa Senkichirō was a Japanese businessperson who contributed to Japan's economic development.

Noburu Katagami

1884–1928 (age 44)

Sōji-ji Temple

Shuroku Kuroiwa

1862–1920 (age 58)

Sōji-ji Temple

Shuroku Kuroiwa was a Meiji-period writer whose literary works contributed significantly to Japanese cultural developmen...

Raifū Hibino

1864–1926 (age 62)

Sōji-ji Temple

Hatsuo Kitamura

1897–1922 (age 25)

Sōji-ji Temple

Hatsuo Kitamura was an early twentieth-century poet whose brief but meaningful career contributed to Japanese literary t...

Roan Uchida

1868–1929 (age 61)

Tama Cemetery

Hidesaburō Saitō

1866–1929 (age 63)

Tama Cemetery

Hidesaburō Saitō was a prominent linguist whose scholarly work advanced Japanese language studies.

Taketarō Shinkai

1868–1927 (age 59)

Tama Cemetery

Yokoi Tokiyoshi

1860–1927 (age 67)

Tama Cemetery

Yokoi Tokiyoshi was an agronomist whose innovations contributed to the modernization of Japanese agricultural practices.

Kanda Naibu

1857–1923 (age 66)

Tama Cemetery

Toyohachi Fujita

1869–1929 (age 60)

Tama Cemetery

Toyohachi Fujita was a historian whose scholarly contributions advanced understanding of Japanese history and culture.

Kashima Etsu

1880–1925 (age 45)

Tama Cemetery

Tarō Tominaga

1901–1925 (age 24)

Tama Cemetery

Tarō Tominaga was an early twentieth-century writer whose literary works contributed to Japanese cultural expression.

Ryūsei Kishida

1891–1929 (age 38)

Tama Cemetery

Uemura Masahisa

1857–1925 (age 68)

Tama Cemetery

Uemura Masahisa was a pastor whose spiritual leadership significantly influenced the development of Christianity in Japa...

Kajima Seibei

1866–1924 (age 58)

Tama Cemetery

Kataoka Shichirō

1854–1920 (age 66)

Tama Cemetery

Kataoka Shichirō was a military officer whose service contributed to Japan's modernization during the Meiji period.

Naomasa Yamasaki

1870–1929 (age 59)

Tama Cemetery

Yajima Kajiko

1833–1925 (age 92)

Tama Cemetery

Yajima Kajiko was a dedicated teacher whose educational work advanced learning opportunities in Japan.

Shinkichi Uesugi

1878–1929 (age 51)

Tama Cemetery

Ōkuma Shigenobu

1838–1922 (age 84)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Ōkuma Shigenobu was a military leader whose service contributed to Japan's modernization during the Meiji period.

Yamagata Aritomo

1838–1922 (age 84)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Raphael von Koeber

1848–1923 (age 75)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Russian-born university teacher who significantly influenced Japanese intellectual development during the Meiji era.

Josiah Conder

1852–1920 (age 68)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Ogata Gekkō

1859–1920 (age 61)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Accomplished painter whose works bridged traditional and modern artistic traditions in early twentieth-century Japan.

Anton Danilov

1861–1923 (age 62)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Nakamura Yoshikoto

1867–1927 (age 60)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Politician who contributed to Japan's governance during the transformative Meiji and Taishō periods.

Kentarō Ōi

1843–1922 (age 79)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ōmachi Keigetsu

1869–1925 (age 56)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Poet whose literary contributions enriched Japanese cultural expression in the early twentieth century.

Tetteki Tōgi

1869–1925 (age 56)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Kiyohide Seki

1851–1927 (age 76)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Politician whose career encompassed Japan's modernization during the Meiji period.

Takahashi Juntarō

1856–1920 (age 64)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Suwa Sozan

1851–1922 (age 71)

Kennin-ji Temple

Master potter whose exceptional craftsmanship advanced Japanese ceramic traditions.

Yasuda Zenjirō

1838–1921 (age 83)

Gokoku-ji Temple