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.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nippon Budokan and Yasukuni Shrine.
Nippon Budokan
Sports venue
Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Yasukuni Shrine
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954. Yasukuni Shrine is situated 590 metres northwest of Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.
Tokyo Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanbanchō and Kitanomaru Park.
Sanbanchō
Neighborhood
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
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.
Kitanomaru Park
Quarter
Photo: Gary Bembridge, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Ichibanchō
Neighborhood
Ichibanchō, part of the Bancho area, is an upscale residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The district is located just west of Tokyo Imperial Palace, and is home to the British Embassy and Paraguayan Embassy.
Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Tokyo, Japan
- Categories: war cemetery, tomb of the unknown soldier, and burial
- Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.69008° or 35° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
139.74692° or 139° 44′ 49″ eastInception
March 28th, 1959Operator
Natural Environment BureauOpen location code
8Q7XMPRW+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 870979561OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 前屋 and Hexagonal Hall.
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