Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery

Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery is a national Japanese cemetery and memorial for 352,297 unidentified war dead of the Second World War, located near the inner moat of the Imperial Palace and Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nippon Budokan and Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Nippon Budokan

Sports venue

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The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nippon Budokan is situated 450 metres northeast of Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Castle

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The Imperial Palace is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings, including the Fukiage Palace, where the emperor has his living… Tokyo Imperial Palace is situated 780 metres southeast of Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

Edo Castle

Castle

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Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle. Edo Castle is situated 700 metres east of Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanbanchō and Kudan-Minami.

Sanbanchō

Neighborhood

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Part of the Banchō area, Sanbanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 3,666 in 1,707 households.

Kudan-Minami

Quarter

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Kudanminami is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Kudanminami is located on the northwestern part of the Chiyoda ward.

Kitanomaru Park

Neighborhood

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Kitanomaru Park is a public park in Chiyoda, central Tokyo, Japan, just north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is the location of the Nippon Budokan indoor sports and performance venue, the Science Museum, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Tokyo, Japan
Categories: war cemetery, tomb of the unknown soldier, and burial
Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.69008° or 35° 41′ 24″ north

Longitude

139.74692° or 139° 44′ 49″ east

Inception

March 28th, 1959

Operator

Natural Environment Bureau

Open location code

8Q7XMPRW+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 870979561

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q2972676

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery” goes by many names.

Chinese: “千鳥淵戰死者墓苑”
Chinese: “千鳥淵戰歿者墓苑”
Chinese: “千鳥淵戰沒者墓苑”
Chinese: “千鳥淵戰没者墓苑”
Chinese: “千鳥淵陣亡者墓苑”
Chinese: “千鸟渊战殁者墓苑”
French: “cimetière national de Chidorigafuchi”
French: “Cimetière national de Chidorigafuchi”
French: “cimetière national de la douve de Chidori”
French: “Cimetière national de la douve de Chidori”
French: “cimetière national de la douve des pluviers”
German: “Nationalfriedhof Chidorigafuchi”
Hungarian: “Csidorigafucsi Nemzeti Temető”
Japanese: “Chidori-ga-fuchi senbotsushahakaen”
Japanese: “ちどりがふちせんぼつしゃはかえん”
Japanese: “千鳥が淵戦没者墓苑”
Japanese: “千鳥ヶ淵戦没者墓苑”
Japanese: “千鳥ケ淵戦没者墓苑”
Japanese: “戦没者墓苑”
Korean: “지도리가후치 전몰자 묘원”
Korean: “치도리가후치 전몰자 묘원”
Spanish: “Cementerio nacional de chidorigafuchi”
Spanish: “Cementerio Nacional de Chidorigafuchi”

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