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Consultation on permission to establish new construction, expansion, abolition of private graveyards
Last Updated March 28, 2024
Overview
When we install graveyards newly and are going to run, and when we expand or abolish existing graveyards, we receive permission based on the regulations about permission of management such as graveyards, burials or the regulations about permission of management such as Yokohama graveyards is needed.
For specific procedures, please contact the Environmental Guidance Section of Health Sanitation Division Medical Care Bureau.
Related Laws and Regulations
Page (outside site) of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Cemetery and Burial
Ordinance (outside site) about permission of management such as Yokohama-shi graveyards
Procedure Flow
About procedure of graveyard, ossuary, crematorium (PDF: 307KB)
Please refer to here for the flow of new/change permission.
It is necessary to submit a notification of change in application matters.
Contact information
Environmental Guidance Section, Health Sanitation Division Medical Care Bureau
Phone: 045-671-2457
Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-bochi@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Downloading of application and notification style
Here, we introduce kind and style of application, report about permission of management of graveyard, ossuary. Please be sure to consult with the Environmental Instructor of Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division before using the service, as required items, attached documents, submission address, etc.
Type of notification | Notification procedures, etc. | Report style |
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Financial Conditions | Person who is going to set up business type graveyard, ossuary, please submit reports of financial status 60 days before sign setting. | Financial Condition Report (word: 20KB) |
Prior consultation | Please submit a prior consultation at least 30 days before the sign installation and receive a response form. | Prior consultation letter (word: 23KB) |
Installation of signs | After submitting the registration form, please install the sign. | Signs and signs registration form (word: 21KB) |
Explanation of plan | Explain the contents of the plan to the local residents and report the contents and the opinions of the local residents. ※If the local residents propose a dispute resolution, the dispute will be adjusted. | Plan explanation summary report (word: 19KB) |
Type of application and notification | Application and notification procedures | Application and notification style |
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Application for Management Permit | Submissions will be submitted after the procedure is completed. For more information, please contact Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division Environmental Guidance Section directly. | Management permission application such as graveyards (word: 21KB) |
Change permission application | Change permission is required when changing the area of the cemetery or the facilities of the ossuary, or the area where the tomb is set up or the number of tombs. For details on necessary procedures, please contact Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division Environmental Guidance Section directly. | Change permission application (word: 19KB) such as graveyard areas |
Application for Conformity Confirmation | After receiving a completion inspection for the licensed contents, please start using it after receiving a conformity confirmation letter. | Conformity confirmation application such as graveyards (word: 19KB) |
Type of application and notification | Application and notification procedures | Application and notification style |
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Changes in application matters | If you change the application items (location of the applicant's office, the name of the representative, the name of the manager, the name of the graveyard / ossuary, etc.) or changes facilities that do not require permission, please submit a change notification. | Changes in registration form (word: 19KB) |
Report on Business Status | If you run a business-type cemetery or ossuary and the amount of income for one fiscal year exceeds 80 million yen, please prepare a property inventory, income and expenditure statement, balance sheet and business report for the relevant year. Please submit a copy of the audit by a certified public accountant or an audit firm within four months after the end of the fiscal year. | Business Report (word: 20KB) |
Application for abolition permission | To abolish the cemetery or ossuary, please contact the Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division Environmental Instructor directly in advance. | Cemeteries, etc. Abolition permission application (word: 18KB) |
For other inquiries and consultations, please contact the Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division Environmental Guidance Section. In addition, management of graveyard, ossuary has standard established by law and the regulations, and if it does not conform, you can not manage it, so please be sure to contact us in advance for details.
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For inquiries to this page
Medical Care Bureau Health and Safety Department Health Sanitation Division
Phone: 045-671-2456
Phone: 045-671-2456
Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-seikatsueisei@city.yokohama.jp
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