Hello, you sputacular people.

Welcome to Stones and Bones, episode number 16.

We've done a lot of cemeteries around the world, but we haven't been to Asia yet.

So that's what we're doing on this one.

There are places for our dead.

Places of peace and I

not dread

sights of simple or elaborate

stones

that memorialize

our lost one's bones

welcome to stones and bones.

So she got. Zoshaegaias Cemetery is located in old Tokyo in Japan and dates back more than 150 years. There are thousands of burials here, and several of them are for famous and notable people from Japan.

As we look at the history of this beautiful and unique cemetery,

we will also discuss the burial practices and customs of this area.

Music Like many of our cemeteries in America that were founded in the late 1800s, Tokyo wanted to move burials outside of the center of the city. This was part of the Meiji Restoration, which began in 1868. This political event brought imperial rule back to Japan,

and this was under Emperor Meiji, hence why it's called the Meiji Restoration. The event overthrew

the Tokugawa Shogunate and abolished the

shogunate for good, and the Shogunate was a government by the military. Surely you've all

heard of Shogun. That's exactly what it is. This had lasted over 250 years, so this would bring

many changes, which included establishing new cemeteries.

Zoshaegaya was one of, I've heard six cemeteries, also up to nine cemeteries, that were established

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