Opened in 1874, this is one of Tokyo's largest graveyards and, along with Aoyama Cemetery, one of its most picturesque. These days the avenue through the centre ...

At Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, feral cats snooze among the stars — movie stars, that is — enjoying food, water and shelter provided by cemetery management. Yanaka Cemetery in ...

They are part of the shitamachi or old downtown district of Tokyo. Yanaka has a mid-20th century vibe uncommon in Tokyo, which was mostly destroyed twice in the 20th century by earthquake and war.

Yanaka and its large cemetery are home to hundreds of cats. Alamy Yanaka Cemetery covers 10 hectares and the main boulevard leading to Tenno-ji temple is lined with cherry blossoms in spring.

While Yanaka Cemetery is now a public cemetery, it was originally part of Tennoji, a temple founded by the Buddhist saint, Nichiren, in 1274. The temple courtyard is dominated by a large statue of a ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Take a 20-minute walk northwest of Ueno Park to the more than 100,000-square-foot Yanaka Cemetery, the first public burial ground in Tokyo and an oasis of foliage and ...

The most famous cemetery in Tokyo, and in Japan, Yanaka is also known as the final resting place of the last shōgun of the Edo period and writer Ichiyō Higuchi, who features on the 5 000 yen ...

TOKYO — The typical visitor to Tokyo envisions a futuristic city of skyscraper canyons and electronic gadgets, but in the eastern part of the city, an older way of life persists. “In Yanaka ...