Find A Grave - Kanagawa

Sugihara, Chiune b. January 1, 1900 d. July 31, 1986
Japanese Diplomat. Sometimes referred to as "The Japanese Schindler," and also known as "Sempo Sugihara." As Japan's vice-consul in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1940, he saved the lives more than 6000 Jews by disobeying orders of his superiors and providing visas to those who wanted to transit through Japan to escape Nazi persecution. He said, "I may have to disolbey my government, but if I don't, I will be disobeying God." After the war, the Sugihara family was imprisoned for about 18 months in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Kamakura Cemetery, Kanagawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Suzuki, Beatrice Erskine b. 1878 d. July 16, 1939
Beatrice was a graduate of Radcliffe College and a Theosophist who had been a student of William James, Josiah Royce, and George Herbert Palmer. She had come to Radcliffe from Newark, New Jersey, and prepped at the Cambridge Latin School before entering Radcliffe in 1894. She took courses with James and Royce, among others, and one of her classmates was Gertrude Stein. After her graduation in 1898, Lane proceeded to New York, where she began graduate studies at Columbia. She earned an M.A. and...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tokei-ji Temple Cemetery, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro b. October 18, 1870 d. July 12, 1966
Zen scholar. A native of Kanazawa, he was born "Teitaro Suzuki" and is also known as "Daisetzu Suzuki." He enjoyed a long and multi-faceted career during which began as first, an English teacher then novice Zen monk in Japan. He subsequently joined the Open Court Publishing Company in, LaSalle, Illinois as a proofreader, editor, and translator. He thereafter joined the faculty of the Imperial University, Tokyo, as a professor of English, followed by service at Gakushuin University in Tokyo and...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tokei-ji Temple Cemetery, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Takahashi, Etsushi b. August 2, 1935 d. May 19, 1996
Actor. His movies include "East Meets West"(1995), "8 Man"(1992), "Return from the River Kwai"(1988), "Kyudan" (1982), "Red Lion"(1969), and "Kiru"(1968). (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Shunjuen Cemetery, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Tanaka, Rokusuke
Politician. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Shunjuen Cemetery, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Wirgman, Charles b. August 31, 1832 d. February 8, 1891
Journalist. A native of England, he was assigned to Japan in 1861 as a correspondent for the "Illustrated London News." He enjoyed the country so much that he decided to make it his home. He drew many sketches of life in Japan and worked closely with photographer Felice Beato. This duo collaborated on two publications, "Native Types" and "Views of Japan." Wirgman also founded a satirical news journal, the "Japan Punch." He taught his artistic techniques to students that included the renowned...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
International Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Yanagida, Kunio b. 1875 d. 1962
Writer. The Yanagida Library, Hirara City, was established in his honor. His celebrated book, The Road on the Sea, relates to the Yaebishi coral marine plateau. Yanagida and his talented brothers, classical scholar Michiyasu Inoue and Eikya Matsuoka, an artist, are honored together at the Kunio Yanagida Matsuoka Kenshukai Museum at Fukuzaki City. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Shunjuen Cemetery, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Yoshikawa, Eiji b. 1892 d. 1962
Author. Yoshikawa was a native of Kanagawa Prefecture and began his literary career at the age of twenty-two. During his thirties, he worked as a journalist while continuing to write stories and novels, reaching a large and appreciative readership through having his work published, often serially, in newspapers and popular magazines. At the time of his death, he was one of Japan's best-known and best-loved novelists. He received the Cultural Medal, the highest award for a man of letters, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Shunjuen Cemetery, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Plot: 20-1-51-5

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