- Number of crematoria: Approximately 1,405
- Notes on the number of crematoria:
In 2017 12 crematoria were newly constructed at the following locations:
- Kawagoe-City (12 cremators)
- Shizuoka-City (8 cremators)
- Maniwa-City (4 cremators)
- Kama-City (4 cremators)
- Aira-City (4 cremators)
- Iwaki-City (3 cremators)
- Nagaoka-City (3 cremators)
- Gujoh-City (3 cremators)
- Mitoyo-City (3 cremators)
- Minamiise-Town (2 cremators)
- Tomari-Village (1 cremator)
*Statistics of cremations
| |
Cremations |
Total Deaths |
% of Deaths |
| 2017 |
1,400,282 |
1,400,671 |
99.97 |
| 2018 |
1,404,737 |
1,405,209 |
99.97 |
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- *Latest figures obtainable
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- Cremation Organisation:
- Japan Society of Environmental Crematory
(Nihon Kankyo Saien Kyokai)
10-6 Yotsuyakami tyou
Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-City
210-0828 Japan
- President:
- Mr Akio Okumura
- Secretary:
- Mr Hiroshi Kanematsu
- Treasurer:
- Mr Yuji Moriyama
- Date of foundation:
- 1972
- Number of members:
- Enterprise members: 33
Municipal members: 20
Personal members: 29
Scientific members: 7
- Name of journal:
- Kankyo Saien (Journal of Environmental Crematory)
- Date of foundation:
- 1981
- Published:
- annually
- Circulation:
- 750
- Editor:
- Mr Makoto Hasegawa
