About Yokohama-shi graveyard problem study group report

As the social situation is changing, such as the declining birthrate, aging population, and the progress of nuclear families, the Yokohama City Cemetery Problem Study Group (hereinafter referred to as the "Study Group) was established in August 2009.

• There is a need to examine how graveyard supply should be in Motoichi and the necessity of maintenance of municipal graveyards.
• Rather than conventional tomb-type graveyards, new types of graveyards, such as lawn-type graveyards that can make use of greenery, tree-type graveyards, wall-type graveyards utilizing land shapes, and funeral graveyards for those without successors. Because the needs of citizens have increased, and the supply is expected to be supplied to municipal graveyards, it became necessary to consider municipal graveyard maintenance.
• In Motoichi, supply has been carried out mainly in private graveyard, but dispute over graveyard construction continues, and examination of solution is necessary.

Yokohama City Cemetery Problem Study Group Establishment Guidelines (established on August 1, 2009) (PDF: 76KB)

1. How to set the number of graveyard demand
2. Role sharing of civilians pertaining to graveyard maintenance
3. Possibility of maintenance of park-type municipal graveyards
4. conservation of green space, adjustment area and graveyard maintenance
5. Adequacy of regulations for private graveyards

• Yokohama City Cemetery Problem Study Group Report Summary Version (PDF: 214KB)
• Yokohama City Cemetery Problem Study Group Report (PDF: 7,485KB)
• Yokohama City Cemetery Problem Study Group Report Reference Material (PDF: 3,245KB)