Yagoto Cemetery (Japanese: 八事霊園, Yagoto Reien) is one of the largest cemeteries in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

, central Japan. It is located in the neighbourhood of

Yagoto is a neighbourhood that straddles Mizuho ward, Shōwa ward, and Tempaku ward in eastern Nagoya, central Japan. History The area is also known as Yagotoyama. During the Edo period, the area thrived as a pilgrimage area with various temple ...

. The cemetery, which was established in 1915 during the

Taishō era The was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō. The new emperor was a sickly man, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of ...

, is civil in the sense that any resident of Nagoya, regardless of his/her religious orientation, can apply for a space there. The remains of the deceased can be cremated in the crematorium of the cemetery and the ashes laid to rest at the tomb. Most of the graves are family tombs. Because of the rapidly aging population, there are plans to construct a second crematorium, which has met local opposition.Rapidly aging Japan faces yet another shortage – crematoriums
/ref>

References

External links

* {{coord, 35.1411, N, 136.9710, E, source:wikidata, display=title Yagoto Cemeteries in Japan