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Procedure for abolition of private graveyards
Last Updated September 12, 2024
Overview
Reinterment permission and abolition permission of graveyard are required to abolish private graveyards.
Those who apply
Those who intend to abolish private graveyards
※If the applicant is different from the graveyard user, it is necessary to attach a document showing the relationship with the graveyard user.
Major Procedures and Flows
Explains the case where the graveyard is abolished after reinterment of all ashes from the graveyard to be abolished to a new graveyard.
※If you have already been reintermented and do not have a copy of your reinterment permit, you may need to dig a graveyard. For more information, please contact Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division.
１. Reinterment Permit Application
Apply for a reinterment permit at the ward office Family Registry Division in the ward where the cemetery is located. For details, please refer to the page on procedures for reinterment (movement of ashes).
※As graveyards are necessary for abolition permission application, please keep copy of reinterment permit.
Procedures for reinterment (movement of ashes)
２. Reinterment
Take out ashes from the current graveyard, submit a reinterment permit to managers such as graveyards at the reinterment location, and bury and store the ashes.
３. Removal of tombstones, leveling, etc.
Please leave the land vacant by removing or leveling the gravestone of the graveyard to be abolished.
※When trying out a graveyard, please record with photos that the remains are not buried or buried.
４. Prior consultation on application for abolition permission
Please consult with Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division about details of the abolition procedure after reinterment and until you apply for abolition permission.
Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division (Environmental Supervisor)
Telephone: 045-671-2457, Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-bochi@city.yokohama.lg.jp
５. Application for abolition permission such as graveyards
| Documents | Contents, etc. |
|---|---|
| Abolition permission application such as graveyards | Please use abolition permission application (word: 18KB) such as style downloading graveyards. |
| A sketch | Shows the location of roads, schools, parks, and houses in areas where the horizontal distance from the boundary of the graveyard site is within 200 meters, and the horizontal distance from these facilities (excluding roads) to the boundary of the graveyard site Thing. |
| Certificate of entry of the place of application | Certificate of entry prescribed in Article 119, Paragraph 1 of the Real Estate Registration Act (Act No. 123 of 2004) pertaining to the site of the graveyard |
| A copy of the official map of the application site | Map prescribed in Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the Real Estate Registration Act (Act No. 123 of 2004) pertaining to the site of the graveyard |
| Documents describing the reasons for the application | Please state the reason for the application and the name of the applicant. There is no format specification. |
| Copy of reinterment permit | Copy of reinterment permit or document indicating that reinterment has been completed |
| Other documents deemed necessary by the mayor | In cases where permission is required by other laws and regulations, a copy of the permit |
How to apply
Please submit abolition permission application such as graveyards and attached documents to ward office Health Sanitation Division window of ward where graveyard to be abolished.
Expenses (fees) for abolition permits such as graveyards
Free of charge
６. Permission to abolish graveyards, etc.
After the abolition permission decision, graveyards will be issued at the same ward office Health Sanitation Division window as at the time of application.
Attention
What I explained here is a general procedure.
In addition, the procedure and documents to be submitted may differ depending on the circumstances of the application site, so please consult with Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division in advance.
Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division Environmental Instructor
Telephone: 045-671-2457, Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-bochi@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Inquiries to this page
Health Sanitation Division, Medical Care Bureau Health and Safety Department
Telephone: 045-671-2456
Telephone: 045-671-2456
Fax: 045-641-6074
Email address: ir-seikatsueisei@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 514-919-035
