Yanaka Cemetery

Yanaka Cemetery
谷中霊園
Cherry blossoms at Yanaka Cemetery, with the Police Station at left.
Details
Established	1872
Location	Taito, Tokyo
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35°43′31″N 139°46′14″E / 35.72528°N 139.77056°E / 35.72528; 139.77056
Type	Public
Style	Secular
Size	10 hectares (25 acres)
No. of graves	7,000
Website	www.tokyo-park.or.jp/reien/park/index073.html

Yanaka Cemetery (谷中霊園, 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 that in April completely cover its paths, and for that reason that its central street is often called Cherry-blossom Avenue.