Deaths in the 1940s

Kitano Tsunetomi

1880–1947 (age 67)

Ryōsen-ji Temple

Fujishima Takeji

1867–1943 (age 76)

Aoyama Cemetery

Renowned Japanese painter of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Yoshijirō Umezu

1882–1949 (age 67)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tamon Yamaguchi

1892–1942 (age 50)

Aoyama Cemetery

Japanese military officer of the early twentieth century.

Heitarō Kimura

1888–1948 (age 60)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tōyama Mitsuru

1855–1944 (age 89)

Aoyama Cemetery

Prominent Japanese businessman of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Ekai Kawaguchi

1866–1945 (age 79)

Aoyama Cemetery

Ichisaburō Ishihara

1873–1940 (age 67)

Tama Cemetery

Ichisaburō Ishihara was a Japanese politician of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Takeo Sakura

1888–1940 (age 52)

Tama Cemetery

Kanji, Minami

1881–1940 (age 59)

Tama Cemetery

Kanji Minami was a Japanese businessperson active in early twentieth-century Japan.

Yokochi Ishitarō

1860–1944 (age 84)

Shōkoku-ji Temple

Nobu Kōda

1870–1946 (age 76)

Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple

Nobu Kōda was a Japanese composer who contributed to Japan's musical heritage.

Abe Isoo

1865–1949 (age 84)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Takio Izawa

1869–1949 (age 80)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Takio Izawa was a Japanese politician of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Ichimura Uzaemon XV

1874–1945 (age 71)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Horiuchi Ryōhei

1870–1944 (age 74)

Kuon-ji Temple

Horiuchi Ryōhei was a Japanese writer and cultural contributor of the early twentieth century.

Takijirō Ōnishi

1891–1945 (age 54)

Sōji-ji Temple

Kiyoura Keigo

1850–1942 (age 92)

Sōji-ji Temple

Kiyoura Keigo was a prominent Japanese politician of the Meiji and Taishō eras.

Kunihiko Iwadare

1857–1941 (age 84)

Sōji-ji Temple

Tei Iwamoto

1869–1941 (age 72)

Sōji-ji Temple

Tei Iwamoto was a Japanese philosopher whose work influenced early twentieth-century thought.

Kiyoshi Kiyosawa

1890–1945 (age 55)

Sōji-ji Temple

Nobuo Konno

1899–1944 (age 45)

Sōji-ji Temple

Nobuo Konno was a Japanese military officer who served during the early twentieth century.

Shigure Hasegawa

1879–1941 (age 62)

Sōji-ji Temple

Kumamoto Aritaka

1860–1943 (age 83)

Sōji-ji Temple

Kumamoto Aritaka was a Japanese mathematician who contributed to modern mathematical education.

Yanagiwara Naruko

1859–1943 (age 84)

Yūten-ji Temple

Tomisaburo Awajiya Glover

1871–1945 (age 74)

Sakamoto International Cemetery

Tomisaburo Awajiya Glover was a Japanese businessperson active in early twentieth-century commerce.

Midori Nagai

1908–1945 (age 37)

Sakamoto International Cemetery

Clément Joseph Lemoine

1869–1941 (age 72)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

French missionary who served in Yokohama for decades, fostering Christian communities and interfaith understanding in Ja...

Osami Nagano

1880–1947 (age 67)

Kuhonbutsu Jōshin-ji Temple

Takeshi Mori

1894–1945 (age 51)

Fuji Cemetery

Japanese military officer who served during the early 20th century until his death in 1945.

Shūsei Tokuda

1872–1943 (age 71)

Kodaira Cemetery

Ujō Noguchi

1882–1945 (age 63)

Kodaira Cemetery

Renowned Japanese composer whose works bridged traditional and modern musical traditions.

Azenbō Soeda

1872–1944 (age 72)

Kodaira Cemetery

Shūichirō Tabata

1903–1943 (age 40)

Kodaira Cemetery

Japanese novelist whose literary works examined human experience and social themes in early 20th-century Japan.

Tadamichi Kuribayashi

1891–1945 (age 54)

Meitoku Temple

Hashimoto Kansetsu

1883–1945 (age 62)

Gesshin-ji Temple

Distinguished Japanese painter whose works synthesized traditional techniques with modern artistic innovation.

Sugimura Sojinkan

1872–1945 (age 73)

Yahashira Cemetery

Seishirō Itagaki

1885–1948 (age 63)

Grave of the Seven Martyrs

Japanese military officer whose career encompassed major historical decisions during Japan's transformation in the 20th ...

Wakatsuki Reijirō

1866–1949 (age 83)

Somei Cemetery

Iwamoto Yoshiharu

1863–1942 (age 79)

Somei Cemetery

Dedicated Japanese educator whose teaching career contributed to Japan's educational modernization during the late 19th ...

Hideo Nagata

1885–1949 (age 64)

Somei Cemetery

Masasada Shiozawa

1870–1945 (age 75)

Somei Cemetery

Japanese economist whose scholarly work advanced understanding of economic principles during Japan's period of moderniza...

Ishikawa Kuraji

1859–1944 (age 85)

Somei Cemetery

Rimpū Sasakawa

1870–1949 (age 79)

Somei Cemetery

Influential Japanese literary critic whose analytical perspectives shaped cultural discourse in early 20th-century Japan...

Gekkō Takayasu

1869–1944 (age 75)

Somei Cemetery

Sanshichiro Yamamoto

1855–1943 (age 88)

Karasuyama

Pioneer of Japanese photography whose work documented significant moments in Japanese history and society.

Osamu Dazai

1909–1948 (age 39)

Zenrin Temple

Kan'in Kotohito

1865–1945 (age 80)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Sanjō Chieko

1872–1947 (age 75)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Kantarō Suzuki

1868–1948 (age 80)

Suzuki Kantarō Museum