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Location Tama Cemetery is located at Tama Reien, to the west of Tokyo. Prewar cemetery, several famous personalities from Japanese military history and World War II are memorialized here. Admiral Heihachirō Tōgō Hero of the Battle of Tsushima on June 5, 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Grave of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed April 18, 1943 as a passenger aboard G4M1 Betty 2656 crashed in southern Bougainville. After the crash, his remains were recovered and cremated at Buin with a portion buried there. The rest of his ashes were transported to Japan. On June 5, 1943 Yamamoto received a state funeral in Tokyo. A portion of his ashes were buried at Tama Cemetery. The other portion was given to his wife and buried at his family grave in Nagaoka. Admiral Mineichi Koga Grave of Admiral Mineichi Koga who died as a passenger aboard a H8K2 Emily crashed April 1, 1944. His death was not announced until May 1944 and his ashes were buried at Tama Cemetery. His wife's grave is next to him. Tomoyuki Yamashita Grave of General Tomoyuki Yamashita hanged February 23, 1946 as a war criminal in the Philippines. Richard Sorge Russian spy in Tokyo arrested on October 18, 1941 for spying and hanged on November 7, 1944. During 1964, Sorge was acknowledged as a spy and awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union (HSU). References Nippon Times "Yamamoto’s ashes to be buried here - granted site in Tama Cemetery next to grave of Fleet Admiral Togo" May 27, 1943, page 2 (right) Contribute
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