Cemetery, etc. Dispute Mediation Committee

Cemetery setting Dispute Mediation Committee is an affiliated organization based on Article 138-4 of the Local Autonomy Law established on April 1, 2003, and Article 29 of the "Ordinance on Permission for Management of Yokohama City Cemeteries" Based on the provisions of the above, the purpose is to arbitrate disputes between businesses pertaining to the establishment of graveyards and neighboring residents from a professional and fair standpoint to resolve the dispute.
The Committee is responsible for it.
1. About dispute between company pertaining to setting such as graveyards and neighboring inhabitants according to the referral of the mayor
Mediation
2. Prevention of disputes between businesses related to setting up graveyards and neighboring residents in response to the mayor's consultation
The main task is to investigate and deliberate matters related to coordination and coordination.

Commissioned on April 1, 2024

Address 231-0005, Japan
　　　　6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Phone: 045-671-4211
FAX 045-681-5457

・Directly connected to the 1C of Bashamichi Station in Minato Mirai Line
・A 3-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR and Municipal Subway

■Dispute Resolution System
Problems related to the installation of graveyards, etc. are originally civil issues, and are to be resolved voluntarily between the local residents and the parties of the business operator. For the purpose of coordinating disputes by entering the parties, and aiming to harmonize graveyards in civic life and surrounding environment, "the regulations about permission of management such as Yokohama-shi graveyards" (September 1, 2011 enforcement) Based on ".

■Coordination of disputes
If there is a request from a local resident to resolve a dispute, we will make a "coordination of dispute".
If necessary, we ask neighboring inhabitants or company for the next agency and listen to opinions. In addition, you may be asked to submit the necessary materials. In addition, we may have local residents and businesses come to the place of discussion, and the staff of the Consultation and Coordination Division may make adjustments so that they can resolve them harmoniously while confirming the points of both sides' claims.
The dispute adjustment period is 180 days from the day following the date on which the dispute resolution is made.

■Mediation
If the dispute adjustment is not completed within the time limit, it will be transferred to mediation. In mediation, a dispute mediation committee for setting up a graveyard, etc. between the parties involved in the dispute, and works to resolve the dispute.
The mediation period is within 150 days from the date of the dispute adjustment period has expired. In the meantime, the Mediation Committee listens to the situation from both sides in a professional and fair position, and adjusts toward the conclusion of the mediation while showing the members' ideas.