Tawau Japanese Cemetery

Tawau Japanese Cemetery is a cemetery in Sabah, Malaysia. Tawau Japanese Cemetery is situated nearby to Tawau Japanese War Memorial, as well as near the golf course Tawau Golf Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tawau Japanese War Memorial and Fo Guang Shan Temple.

Tawau Japanese War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tawau Japanese War Memorial is a former Japanese cemetery in Tawau in the Malaysian state of Sabah which has been transformed into a memorial.

Fo Guang Shan Temple Tawau is a Buddhist temple located in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. It is one of the overseas temple for the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist organization based in Taiwan. Fo Guang Shan Temple is situated 2½ km southeast of Tawau Japanese Cemetery.

Tawau Bell Tower

Monument

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tawau Bell Tower is the oldest standing structure in Tawau, constructed by the Japanese to commemorate the signing of armistice agreement following World War I when Japan was an ally of Great Britain. Tawau Bell Tower is situated 2½ km south of Tawau Japanese Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tawau.

Tawau

Photo: Adznee Abas, CC BY 2.0.

Tawau is the third largest town of the state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. A relatively new town in Malaysia, boomed in early 1980s for its lumber and cocoa farming industry, has become a bustling place, and a transit point to all neighbouring islands such as Sebatik, Nunukan, Tarakan, Jolo and Semporna islands.

Tawau Japanese Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Tanah Perkuburan Jepun Tawau”
Category: burial
Location: Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

4.26691° or 4° 16′ 1″ north

Longitude

117.87802° or 117° 52′ 41″ east

Open location code

6PPV7V8H+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1559214714

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

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In Other Languages

“Tawau Japanese Cemetery” goes by many names.

Japanese: “タワウ日本人墓地”

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Highlights include Tawau Golf Club and Kem Kukusan.

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