Deaths in the 1960s

Yasutarō Akiba

1895–1969 (age 74)

Tama Cemetery

Yasutarō Akiba was a twentieth-century Japanese figure whose life spanned nearly seventy-five years.

Sankichi Takahashi

1882–1966 (age 84)

Sōji-ji Temple

Masanobu Tsuji

1902–1968 (age 66)

Jigen-ji Temple

Masanobu Tsuji was a Japanese military personnel whose service reflected twentieth-century history.

Nagata Mikihiko

1887–1964 (age 77)

Kan'ei-ji Temple

Ichikawa Danshirō III

1908–1963 (age 55)

Kan'ei-ji Temple

Ichikawa Danshirō III was a notable Japanese actor of the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Ichikawa Ennosuke II

1888–1963 (age 75)

Kan'ei-ji Temple

Shinjirō Torii

1879–1962 (age 83)

Nakayama-dera Temple

Shinjirō Torii was an influential Japanese businessperson active during the late Meiji and Taishō periods.

Kusuo Abe

1910–1965 (age 55)

Kōdai-ji Temple

Hisako Tokugawa

1873–1963 (age 90)

Chōhō-ji Temple

Hisako Tokugawa was a member of the distinguished Tokugawa family during Japan's modern era.

Sasuke Toyoda

1882–1962 (age 80)

Nittai-ji Temple

Umezaki Haruo

1915–1965 (age 50)

Fuji Cemetery

Umezaki Haruo was a Japanese writer active during the mid-twentieth century.

Gorō Yamada

1907–1968 (age 61)

Fuji Cemetery

Tōyōjō Matsune

1878–1964 (age 86)

Dairyū-ji Temple

Tōyōjō Matsune was a distinguished Japanese haiku poet of the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Rofū Miki

1889–1964 (age 75)

Taisei-ji Temple

Ryōgo Hashimoto

1906–1962 (age 56)

Iyama Hōfuku-ji Temple

Ryōgo Hashimoto was a Japanese politician active during the early Shōwa period.

Mimei Ogawa

1882–1961 (age 79)

Kodaira Cemetery

Aono Suekichi

1890–1961 (age 71)

Kodaira Cemetery

Aono Suekichi was a prominent Japanese literary critic of the early twentieth century.

Yanagi Sōetsu

1889–1961 (age 72)

Kodaira Cemetery

Sei Ito

1905–1969 (age 64)

Kodaira Cemetery

Sei Ito was a Japanese writer active during the mid-twentieth century.

Sakae Tsuboi

1899–1967 (age 68)

Kodaira Cemetery

Tatsunosuke Takasaki

1885–1964 (age 79)

Kodaira Cemetery

Tatsunosuke Takasaki was a Japanese businessperson of the late Meiji and Taishō periods.

Seiichi Ōmura

1892–1968 (age 76)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kan’ichi Shimofusa

1898–1962 (age 64)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kan'ichi Shimofusa was a Japanese composer active during the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Zenzaburō Kojima

1893–1962 (age 69)

Kodaira Cemetery

Hajime Togaeri

1914–1963 (age 49)

Kodaira Cemetery

Hajime Togaeri was a prominent Japanese literary critic whose scholarly contributions significantly influenced twentieth...

Kakio Tomizawa

1902–1962 (age 60)

Kodaira Cemetery

Toshiko Yamawaki

1887–1960 (age 73)

Kodaira Cemetery

Toshiko Yamawaki was a dedicated Japanese educator whose contributions advanced educational practices and learning in ea...

Tadao Ichioka

1891–1964 (age 73)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kawai Suimei

1874–1965 (age 91)

Kodaira Cemetery

Kawai Suimei was an esteemed Japanese poet whose literary contributions enriched the tradition of modern Japanese verse.

Ken Tsumura

1923–1961 (age 38)

Kodaira Cemetery

Chikudō Takatsuka

1889–1968 (age 79)

Kodaira Cemetery

Chikudō Takatsuka was an accomplished Japanese calligrapher whose artistic mastery exemplified the refined traditions o...

Nobuo Chiba

1923–1966 (age 43)

Kodaira Cemetery

Nōshō Ōmura

1893–1962 (age 69)

Yahashira Cemetery

Nōshō Ōmura was a gifted Japanese composer whose musical works contributed significantly to modern Japanese musical c...

Baku Yamanokuchi

1903–1963 (age 60)

Yahashira Cemetery

Chūjirō Yamamoto

1889–1967 (age 78)

Yahashira Cemetery

Chūjirō Yamamoto was a notable Japanese figure whose life spanned a transformative period in modern Japanese history.

Michio Itō

1892–1961 (age 69)

Somei Cemetery

Yasumaro Shimojō

1885–1966 (age 81)

Somei Cemetery

Yasumaro Shimojō was a dedicated Japanese politician whose career in public service contributed to twentieth-century Ja...

Seizō Katsunuma

1886–1963 (age 77)

Somei Cemetery

Murō Saisei

1889–1962 (age 73)

Mount Noda

Murō Saisei was a distinguished Japanese writer whose literary works made significant contributions to twentieth-centur...

Itaya Hazan

1872–1963 (age 91)

Dairyū-ji Temple

Nomura Yukie

1875–1961 (age 86)

Hōdō-ji Temple

Nomura Yukie was an accomplished Japanese painter whose artistic contributions enriched the tradition of modern Japanese...

Kunio Yanagita

1875–1962 (age 87)

Shunjū-en

Andō Kō

1878–1963 (age 85)

Shunjū-en

Andō Kō was an accomplished Japanese violinist whose musical artistry contributed to the development of violin perform...

Shirō Ozaki

1898–1964 (age 66)

Shunjū-en

Morihei Ueshiba

1883–1969 (age 86)

Kōzan-ji Temple

Morihei Ueshiba was the founder of Aikido, a martial art emphasizing harmony and spiritual development.

Ginjirō Fujiwara

1869–1960 (age 91)

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Wadabori-byōsho

Handeishi Kawakita

1878–1963 (age 85)

Honzan Senju-ji Temple

Handeishi Kawakita was a Japanese politician active during the Meiji and Taishō periods.

Byakuren Yanagiwara

1885–1967 (age 82)

Kenkyō-ji Temple

San'yūtei Kinba III

1894–1964 (age 70)

Eiken-ji Temple

San'yūtei Kinba III was a rakugoka, a traditional Japanese storyteller specializing in the classical art of rakugo.

Suiko Sugiura

1885–1960 (age 75)

Shōshū-ji Temple