[2025 Yokohama Attraction] Travel Guide for Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery (Updated Jan)
Historic buildings
Address:
96 Yamatecho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0862, Japan
Opening times:
Open today at 9:00-17:00Opening Soon
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
+81 45-622-1311
Yokohama Foreign Cemetery ~ Feel the long history
Yokohama Foreigner Cemetery is a unique scenic spot that uniquely combines foreign cultural and historical elements. This is undoubtedly one of the best choices for a unique travel experience in Japan.
The most eye-catching feature of the foreign cemetery is its rich and diverse foreign heritage style. There are various crosses, stone tablets and other foreign-style tombstones and monuments standing here, with different shapes and full of strong Western characteristics. Being in it feels like being in a foreign town and feeling the mysterious beauty of foreign culture.
In addition, this cemetery also contains a long history. Here lie the remains of many foreigners who lived and worked in Japan, carrying the historical trajectory of exchanges and mutual learning between Japan and the world. Visitors can gain insight into this special historical microcosm by slowly admiring it.
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