Yanaka Cemetery

Yanaka, Japan · built 1874

Yanaka Cemetery (Yanaka Reien) is a large cemetery located north of Ueno in Yanaka 7-chome, Taito, Tokyo, Japan. The Yanaka sector of Taito is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt. The cemetery is famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms in April that completely cover its paths, and for that reason that its central street is often called Cherry-blossom Avenue. Covering an area of 102,537 square meters, the site contains approximately 7,000 graves.

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