Knowledge (XXG)

Japanese Cemetery (Colma, California)

Source 📝

222: 33: 187:
neighborhood. In 1901, all new burials were forbidden in the city of San Francisco due to a law change. In 1901, the Jikei-kai Japanese Benevolent Society of California purchased 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land in Colma to create a cemetery, and some graves from Laurel Hill and Masonic Cemeteries in
241:. The sailors had been buried at the Marine Hospital Cemetery (which closed in 1870) in San Francisco, then later transferred to Laurel Hill Cemetery, followed by a move to the Japanese Cemetery in Colma. 517: 497: 507: 180: 512: 205:
The site lacks the extensive landscaping typical of the other park-like cemeteries in Colma; most paths are paved with concrete or gravel, and a traditional
176: 333: 87: 527: 265: 443: 409: 238: 522: 475: 371: 309: 304: 230: 80: 502: 184: 233:, which pre-dates the founding Japanese Cemetery of Colma. In 1860, these three Japanese sailors aboard the 221: 32: 17: 164: 175:
In the beginning of the 20th century, most Japanese living in San Francisco were buried in either the
334:"Benevolent Society Commemorates 120 Years of Japanese Cemetery with Virtual Memorial Day Service" 271: 276: 261: 189: 471: 439: 405: 156: 155:. This cemetery has brought together the Japanese community in California and has worked with 152: 64: 281:(1863–1914), politician, pastor, and educator; sent to alleviate the anti-Japanese sentiment. 199: 257: 250: 206: 464: 491: 245: 294:(1864–1926), businessperson, potato farmer, the first Japanese American millionaire. 291: 135: 433: 399: 248:(1865–1936), Japanese-born American businessman and newspaper editor; founder of 192:
cleric Rev. Nishijima Kakyuro officiated the opening ceremony for the cemetery.
210: 196: 285: 140: 102: 89: 229:
The oldest graves appear to be from 1860 from the three crew members of the
160: 284:
Keisaburo Koda (1882–1964), businessperson, rice farmer, founder of
220: 151:
was founded in 1901 and is located at 1300 Hillside Boulevard in
435:
Asian American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events
470:. San Francisco, California: Custom & Limited Editions. 372:"Matters Historical: A bit of old Japan in a Colma cemetery" 401:
The voyage and visit of the Kanrin Maru to San Francisco
202:
provided a grant to help bury Japanese in California.
134: 130:
Jikei-kai Japanese Benevolent Society of California
126: 118: 79: 71: 59: 51: 46: 25: 466:City of Souls: San Francisco's Necropolis at Colma 463: 370:Svanevik, Michael; Burgett, Shirley (2017-12-06). 188:San Francisco were moved here. On March 17, 1903, 37:Japanese Cemetery Columbarium, completed in 1963 8: 462:Svanevik, Michael; Burgett, Shirley (1995). 457: 455: 518:Japanese-American culture in San Francisco 498:Cemeteries in San Mateo County, California 22: 508:History of San Mateo County, California 321: 266:Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park 225:Hardscaped graves at Japanese Cemetery 209:lies just outside the entrance of the 183:(formerly Lone Hill Cemetery), in the 239:Japanese Embassy to the United States 7: 427: 425: 423: 421: 393: 391: 365: 363: 361: 359: 357: 355: 353: 327: 325: 513:Cemeteries established in the 1900s 432:Lee, Jonathan H. X. (2018-10-12). 14: 528:1901 establishments in California 310:Japanese cemeteries and cenotaphs 305:List of cemeteries in California 31: 332:Yamamoto, J. K. (2021-05-20). 1: 398:Thomas, Graham (2017-05-01). 264:and longtime manager of the 231:Japanese warship Kanrin Maru 544: 15: 523:Japanese-American history 404:. Sagus. pp. 80–81. 167:religious organizations. 42: 30: 438:. ABC-CLIO. p. 41. 103:37.683999°N 122.458100°W 16:Not to be confused with 237:died during the first 226: 108:37.683999; -122.458100 18:Japanese Cemetery Park 224: 181:Laurel Hill Cemetery 99: /  262:landscape designer 227: 503:Colma, California 445:978-0-313-39928-2 411:978-1-911489-99-3 153:Colma, California 149:Japanese Cemetery 146: 145: 141:Japanese Cemetery 65:Colma, California 26:Japanese Cemetery 535: 482: 481: 469: 459: 450: 449: 429: 416: 415: 395: 386: 385: 383: 382: 376:The Mercury News 367: 348: 347: 345: 344: 329: 280: 200:Emperor of Japan 177:Masonic Cemetery 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 104: 100: 97: 96: 95: 92: 35: 23: 543: 542: 538: 537: 536: 534: 533: 532: 488: 487: 486: 485: 478: 461: 460: 453: 446: 431: 430: 419: 412: 397: 396: 389: 380: 378: 369: 368: 351: 342: 340: 331: 330: 323: 318: 301: 274: 258:Makoto Hagiwara 251:Nichi Bei Times 219: 217:Notable burials 207:Japanese garden 173: 107: 105: 101: 98: 93: 90: 88: 86: 85: 67: 38: 21: 12: 11: 5: 541: 539: 531: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 490: 489: 484: 483: 476: 451: 444: 417: 410: 387: 349: 320: 319: 317: 314: 313: 312: 307: 300: 297: 296: 295: 289: 282: 269: 255: 218: 215: 172: 169: 144: 143: 138: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 83: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 63: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 44: 43: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 540: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 493: 479: 477:1-881529-04-5 473: 468: 467: 458: 456: 452: 447: 441: 437: 436: 428: 426: 424: 422: 418: 413: 407: 403: 402: 394: 392: 388: 377: 373: 366: 364: 362: 360: 358: 356: 354: 350: 339: 335: 328: 326: 322: 315: 311: 308: 306: 303: 302: 298: 293: 290: 287: 283: 278: 273: 270: 267: 263: 260:(1854–1925), 259: 256: 254: 252: 247: 246:Kyutaro Abiko 244: 243: 242: 240: 236: 232: 223: 216: 214: 212: 208: 203: 201: 198: 195:In 1906, the 193: 191: 186: 185:Lone Mountain 182: 178: 170: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 142: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 84: 82: 78: 75:United States 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 41: 34: 29: 24: 19: 465: 434: 400: 379:. Retrieved 375: 341:. Retrieved 337: 292:George Shima 272:Ayao Hattori 249: 234: 228: 204: 194: 190:Jōdo Shinshū 174: 148: 147: 136:Find a Grave 338:Rafu Shimpo 275: [ 235:Kanrin Maru 211:columbarium 106: / 94:122°27′29″W 81:Coordinates 52:Established 492:Categories 381:2021-10-10 343:2021-10-10 316:References 286:Koda Farms 91:37°41′02″N 197:Meiji-era 165:Christian 299:See also 157:Buddhist 127:Owned by 122:Japanese 60:Location 179:or the 171:History 72:Country 47:Details 474:  442:  408:  163:, and 161:Shinto 279:] 472:ISBN 440:ISBN 406:ISBN 119:Type 55:1901 494:: 454:^ 420:^ 390:^ 374:. 352:^ 336:. 324:^ 277:jp 213:. 159:, 480:. 448:. 414:. 384:. 346:. 288:. 268:. 253:. 20:.

Index

Japanese Cemetery Park

Colma, California
Coordinates
37°41′02″N 122°27′29″W / 37.683999°N 122.458100°W / 37.683999; -122.458100
Find a Grave
Japanese Cemetery
Colma, California
Buddhist
Shinto
Christian
Masonic Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lone Mountain
Jōdo Shinshū
Meiji-era
Emperor of Japan
Japanese garden
columbarium

Japanese warship Kanrin Maru
Japanese Embassy to the United States
Kyutaro Abiko
Nichi Bei Times
Makoto Hagiwara
landscape designer
Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park
Ayao Hattori
jp
Koda Farms

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.