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Nicholas of Japan

1836–1912 (age 76)

Yanaka Cemetery

Nicholas of Japan was a 19th-century writer whose works contributed to Japanese intellectual and cultural discourse duri...

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

1837–1913 (age 76)

Yanaka Cemetery

Bin Ueda

1874–1916 (age 42)

Yanaka Cemetery

Bin Ueda was an early 20th-century Japanese writer whose literary works contributed to modern Japanese letters.

Arisaka Nariakira

1852–1915 (age 63)

Yanaka Cemetery

Arisaka Nariakira (1852-1915) was a Japanese military officer and firearms designer best known for developing the Arisak...

Kikuchi Dairoku

1855–1917 (age 62)

Yanaka Cemetery

Kikuchi Dairoku (1855-1917) was a Japanese mathematician and educator who served as Minister of Education and was the fi...

Kawakami Otojirō

1864–1911 (age 47)

Yanaka Cemetery

Kawakami Otojirō (1864-1911) was a pioneering Japanese theater actor and director who helped modernize kabuki and devel...

Aoyama Tanemichi

1859–1917 (age 58)

Yanaka Cemetery

Aoyama Tanemichi (1859-1917) was a Japanese military officer who served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army durin...

Shigeno Yasutsugu

1827–1910 (age 83)

Yanaka Cemetery

Shigeno Yasutsugu (1827-1910) was a Japanese historian and official historiographer who contributed to the compilation o...

Ikeda Shōen

1886–1917 (age 31)

Yanaka Cemetery

Ikeda Shōen (1886-1917) was a Japanese painter known for her bijin-ga (paintings of beautiful women) in the nihonga sty...

Tanaka Yoshio

1838–1916 (age 78)

Yanaka Cemetery

Tanaka Yoshio (1838-1916) was a Japanese engineer and educator who helped establish technical education in Japan and ser...

Jean-Louis-Marie Lemaréchal

1842–1912 (age 70)

Aoi-ku

Jean-Louis-Marie Lemaréchal (1842-1912) was a French Catholic priest and missionary who worked in Japan during the Meij...

Nogi Maresuke

1849–1912 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Nogi Maresuke (1849-1912) was a Japanese general who led forces during the Russo-Japanese War and committed ritual suici...

Akiyama Saneyuki

1868–1918 (age 50)

Aoyama Cemetery

Akiyama Saneyuki (1868-1918) was a Japanese naval officer and strategist whose tactical innovations contributed to Japan...

Katayama Tōkuma

1854–1917 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Katayama Tōkuma (1854-1917) was a Japanese architect who designed numerous Western-style buildings during the Meiji per...

Ōtori Keisuke

1833–1911 (age 78)

Aoyama Cemetery

Ōtori Keisuke (1833-1911) was a Japanese military leader who fought in the Boshin War and later served as a diplomat an...

Hayashi Tadasu

1850–1913 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Hayashi Tadasu (1850-1913) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Foreign Minister and ambassador to Great Britain, playi...

Komura Jutarō

1855–1911 (age 56)

Aoyama Cemetery

Judge who contributed to the development of Japan's legal system.

Arichi Shinanojo

1843–1919 (age 76)

Aoyama Cemetery

Francis Brinkley

1841–1912 (age 71)

Aoyama Cemetery

Historian whose scholarly work advanced understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Takayuki Sasaki

1830–1910 (age 80)

Aoyama Cemetery

Sawabe Takuma

1834–1913 (age 79)

Aoyama Cemetery

Eastern Orthodox priest dedicated to spiritual ministry and pastoral care.

Keizo Kagawa

1841–1915 (age 74)

Aoyama Cemetery

Takeki Ōwada

1857–1910 (age 53)

Aoyama Cemetery

Professor whose academic contributions enriched Japan's educational institutions.

Nogi Shizuko

1859–1912 (age 53)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yamaji Aizan

1865–1917 (age 52)

Aoyama Cemetery

Historian whose scholarly work illuminated Japanese history and intellectual traditions.

Nishi Kanjirō

1846–1912 (age 66)

Aoyama Cemetery

Junzō Gō

1825–1910 (age 85)

Aoyama Cemetery

Politician whose service contributed to Japan's governmental development.

Konno Noguchi

1860–1919 (age 59)

Aoyama Cemetery

Usui Tatsuyuki

1829–1916 (age 87)

Aoyama Cemetery

Judge whose legal expertise advanced Japan's judicial system.

Empress Shōken

1849–1914 (age 65)

Fushimi-ku

Natsume Sōseki

1867–1916 (age 49)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Natsume Sōseki was a pioneering modernist writer whose psychologically complex novels profoundly shaped Japanese litera...

Kaita Murayama

1896–1919 (age 23)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Katō Hiroyuki

1836–1916 (age 80)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Katō Hiroyuki was a Meiji-era politician and intellectual who contributed significantly to Japan's governmental moderni...

Ume Kenjirō

1860–1910 (age 50)

Gokoku-ji Temple

Toyohara Chikanobu

1838–1912 (age 74)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Toyohara Chikanobu was a prolific Meiji-era painter celebrated for his detailed depictions of historical scenes and cour...

Ogino Ginko

1851–1913 (age 62)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Shunrō Oshikawa

1876–1914 (age 38)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Shunrō Oshikawa was an early Meiji-era novelist celebrated for his engaging adventure stories and serialized works.

Isawa Shūji

1851–1917 (age 66)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Nakashima Rikizō

1858–1918 (age 60)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Nakashima Rikizō was a Meiji-era philosopher who synthesized Japanese and Western philosophical traditions.

Hōgetsu Shimamura

1871–1918 (age 47)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ichikawa Monnosuke VI

1862–1914 (age 52)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ichikawa Monnosuke VI was a celebrated kabuki actor known for his mastery of traditional performance and dedication to t...

Naruse Jinzō

1858–1919 (age 61)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hidenori Tōjō

1855–1913 (age 58)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hidenori Tōjō was a Meiji-era military officer who contributed to Japan's military modernization and institutional dev...

Kayō Senuma

1875–1915 (age 40)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Kanō Tomonobu

1843–1912 (age 69)

Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple

Kanō Tomonobu was a distinguished painter who continued the celebrated Kanō school tradition of classical Japanese art...

Kōkyō Taniguchi

1864–1915 (age 51)

Hōtō-ji Temple

Takashima Kaemon

1832–1914 (age 82)

Sengaku-ji Temple

Takashima Kaemon was a Meiji-era businessperson who contributed significantly to Japan's economic development and commer...

Teruhiko Okamura

1850–1916 (age 66)

Kisshō-ji Temple

Thomas Blake Glover

1838–1911 (age 73)

Sakamoto International Cemetery

Thomas Blake Glover was a Scottish businessman whose trading enterprises and investments significantly facilitated Japan...

Oda Kyōsai

1845–1912 (age 67)

Heiwa Park