Top rated Cemeteries in Japan

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Okunoin Cemetery image
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Okunoin Cemetery
Cemetery
Old cedars tower in this sacred area with the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism.
4.80 (198 reviews)
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Ryounji Temple
Buddhist temple
4.60 (112 reviews)
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Mausoleum of Emperor Sutoku
Cemetery
👍👍 崇徳天皇白峯陵がある。 かつて鳥羽上皇に北面の武士として使えていた佐藤義清（のりきよ）は出家後、西行として、鳥羽上皇の第一子崇徳上皇が崩御してから4年後にこの地を訪れている。 西行は歌詠みとして崇徳上皇と親密な関係があった様だ。 崇徳天皇（1119年～1164年）は鳥羽天皇の第一皇子として生まれ、 母は徳大寺...
4.50 (32 reviews)
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Aoyama Cemetery
Cemetery
Government-run cemetery with Japanese & foreign sections, also renowned for its cherry blossoms.
4.40 (251 reviews)
Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery image
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Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery
Military cemetery
Moat-side tombs of more than 300,000 unknown Japanese soldiers & civilians who died in WWII.
4.40 (153 reviews)
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Sayama Lakeside Cemetery
Cemetery
👍👍 Overall clean. In particular, the office is said to be a building that architecture professionals come from overseas to tour. I will take care of you when you die. There are graves of people famous for fresh flowers (still alive) and people with stolen motorcycles (deceased). The cherry blossoms are...
4.40 (45 reviews)
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Daisozan Fukugon-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
👍👍 大愚和尚様がおられると思うだけで、少し興奮しましたが、本堂からお経を唱える声が…つい聴き入ってしまいました。帰る時はとても心が落ち着き清らかになれました。
4.40 (42 reviews)
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Moai Statue
Cemetery
👍👍 Very interesting (and unusual) place to visit. Located just outside of Sapporo, the Hill of the Buddha is immediately adjacent. Buses do seem to come up here, but it’s obviously easier if you have a car. When we came up in mid May parking was free.
4.30 (425 reviews)
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Hiroshima Peace Cemetery
Cemetery
👍👍 This is my first grave visit this year! ️ There is a flower shop, there is a toilet in the management office, and in spring the cherry blossoms bloom next to the road and it is very beautiful! ️
4.30 (64 reviews)
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Yokosuka Shiei Park Cemetery
Cemetery
4.30 (54 reviews)
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Tsukiji Honganji
Buddhist temple
Spacious 17th-century Buddhist temple with unique architecture & pipe-organ performances.
4.20 (6.8K reviews)
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Ishibutai Tumulus
Historical landmark
Visitors can walk inside this megalithic tomb from the 7th century, made up of 30 granite boulders.
4.20 (1.1K reviews)
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Kitora Tumulus
Historical landmark
Centuries-old burial mound with a central chamber featuring murals of animal gods & a sky diagram.
4.20 (431 reviews)
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Mimizuka
Historical place
👍 Historic, Yes. Distasteful today, Yes. Maybe, the ears and or noses should be sent back to Korea with a note of apology.
4.20 (289 reviews)
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Hashihaka Kofun
Historical landmark
One of the oldest kofun mounds in Japan, thought to be the tomb of the 3rd-century Queen Himiko.
4.20 (179 reviews)
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Stonehenge
Cemetery
Tadao Ando-designed burial grounds with a giant stone Buddha & Stonehenge & Easter Island replicas.
4.20 (175 reviews)
Yamashina Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji image
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Yamashina Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji
Cemetery
👍👍 At Emperor Tenji Yamashina Mausoleum, There is no parking lot. There are several places nearby Park at hourly coin parking, or (Holidays and consecutive holidays, If there is construction work at a nearby residence, It may be full. ) Kyoto City Transportation Bureau Subway Tozai Line, Keihan Elect...
4.20 (134 reviews)
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Sokushu-in Temple
Buddhist temple
👍 東福寺方丈の裏手、国宝・龍吟庵のすぐ隣にあるお寺。 紅葉の名所で大混雑する東福寺に隠れがちですが、こちらも美しい風景を持っています。お寺と言うより、小ぢんまりとしたお屋敷といった風情で、懐かしい日本家屋の風情です(建物はそれほど古くありません)。 こちらは徳川13代将軍・家定の正室となった天璋院篤姫が、輿...
4.20 (40 reviews)
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Ryoenmusu Kanon Temple
Buddhist temple
4.20 (40 reviews)
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Mausoleum of Emperor Antoku
Cemetery
👍👍 小さな、でも立派な安徳天皇の御陵さん。 赤間神宮を通って平家一門の墓から安徳陵の小さな円丘を木々の隙間から見る事が出来ます。正面からは大きな門と塀が建てられ、御陵を守っています。少し階段を登ったところにあるため高みから海を臨む事もできます。こんな静かな壇ノ浦で、激しい戦いがあったなんて…と、思いにふけ...
4.20 (32 reviews)
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