Cemeteries of Japan map & data
Japan has 34,994 cemeteries in this layer, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Tokyo (4,511), Saitama (2,442) and Akita (1,966). The largest include 東京都立多磨霊園, 冨士霊園 and 真駒内滝野霊園.
Cemeteries by prefecture
| Prefecture | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 4,511 | 13% |
| Saitama | 2,442 | 7.0% |
| Akita | 1,966 | 5.6% |
| Kanagawa | 1,719 | 4.9% |
| Shizuoka | 1,669 | 4.8% |
| Miyagi | 1,502 | 4.3% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 1,476 | 4.2% |
| Aichi Prefecture | 1,370 | 3.9% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 1,149 | 3.3% |
| Chiba | 1,020 | 2.9% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 904 | 2.6% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 864 | 2.5% |
| Fukushima | 800 | 2.3% |
| Hokkaido | 787 | 2.2% |
| Hyogo Prefecture | 759 | 2.2% |
| Toyama | 751 | 2.1% |
| Saga Prefecture | 719 | 2.1% |
| Gunma | 661 | 1.9% |
| Nagano | 608 | 1.7% |
| Ibaraki | 549 | 1.6% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 545 | 1.6% |
| Hiroshima | 539 | 1.5% |
| Aomori | 518 | 1.5% |
| Shiga | 513 | 1.5% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 448 | 1.3% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 432 | 1.2% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 424 | 1.2% |
| Tochigi | 389 | 1.1% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 379 | 1.1% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 370 | 1.1% |
| Mie Prefecture | 329 | 0.9% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 311 | 0.9% |
| Shimane | 306 | 0.9% |
| Kumamoto | 284 | 0.8% |
| Oita | 279 | 0.8% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 267 | 0.8% |
| Nara Prefecture | 264 | 0.8% |
| Niigata | 258 | 0.7% |
| Yamanashi | 257 | 0.7% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 256 | 0.7% |
| Iwate | 250 | 0.7% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 235 | 0.7% |
| Kochi Prefecture | 235 | 0.7% |
| Yamagata | 217 | 0.6% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 200 | 0.6% |
| Yamaguchi | 145 | 0.4% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 113 | 0.3% |
Largest cemeteries in Japan
- 東京都立多磨霊園Tokyo · 1.3 km²
- 冨士霊園Shizuoka · 1.3 km²
- 真駒内滝野霊園札幌市 · Hokkaido · 1.2 km²
- 戸田記念墓地公園石狩市 · Hokkaido · 1.1 km²
- 東京都立八柱霊園松戸市 · Chiba · 1.1 km²
- 東山霊園Fukushima · 0.8 km²
- 関西池田記念墓地公園Hyogo Prefecture · 0.7 km²
- 里塚霊園Hokkaido · 0.7 km²
- 小平霊園Tokyo · 0.7 km²
- 平和公園墓地千葉市 · Chiba · 0.6 km²
- 鎌倉霊園Kanagawa · 0.6 km²
- 中国平和記念墓地公園北広島町 · Hiroshima · 0.5 km²
- 飯盛霊園Osaka Prefecture · 0.5 km²
- 東京都八王子霊園Tokyo · 0.5 km²
- 堺公園墓地Osaka Prefecture · 0.5 km²
- 川崎市緑ヶ丘霊園Kanagawa · 0.4 km²
- 武蔵陵墓地Tokyo · 0.4 km²
- 春日井平和公園Aichi Prefecture · 0.4 km²
- 八事霊園Aichi Prefecture · 0.4 km²
- 東北池田記念墓地公園白石市 · Miyagi · 0.4 km²
- 大庭台墓園Kanagawa · 0.4 km²
- 西多摩霊園Tokyo · 0.3 km²
- 高丘第二霊園Hokkaido · 0.3 km²
- 三内霊園Aomori · 0.3 km²
- 名古山霊苑Hyogo Prefecture · 0.3 km²
- 平岸霊園Hokkaido · 0.3 km²
- 瓜破霊園Osaka Prefecture · 0.3 km²
- 船橋市馬込霊園Chiba · 0.3 km²
- 日野公園墓地Kanagawa · 0.3 km²
- 横須賀市営公園墓地Kanagawa · 0.3 km²
- 青山霊園Tokyo · 0.3 km²
- 古瀬間墓地Aichi Prefecture · 0.3 km²
- 東霊園Aomori · 0.2 km²
- 市川市霊園Chiba · 0.2 km²
- 舞子墓園Hyogo Prefecture · 0.2 km²
- 宮崎みたま園Miyazaki Prefecture · 0.2 km²
- 岡崎墓園（やすらぎ公園）Aichi Prefecture · 0.2 km²
- 緑が丘霊園Hokkaido · 0.2 km²
- 東京霊園Tokyo · 0.2 km²
- 岸和田市墓苑Osaka Prefecture · 0.2 km²
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This layer holds 34,994 cemeteries in Japan, the most of them in Tokyo. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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