English Version
Yokoamicho Park in Sumida, Tokyo, is a quiet memorial park with a heavy history. Among the rumors connected to the site are stories that water left as an offering is gone by the next day, and that around evening, the sound of a fire-watch bell can sometimes be heard from nowhere.
The park is associated with victims of several major disasters in Japanese history. It is said to be the place where the dead from the Great Fire of Meireki in the Edo period were buried—a fire whose death toll is often described as reaching as many as 100,000 people.
Yokoamicho Park is also home to an ossuary containing the remains of about 58,000 people who died in the Great Kanto Earthquake, as well as unidentified remains from World War II.
The park is located at 2-3-25 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo. Because this is a real memorial site, visitors should be respectful: keep quiet, do not disturb offerings, and follow any posted rules or restricted-area signs.
Japanese Language
お供えした水が翌日にはなくなっている、夕方にどこからともなく半鐘の音が聴こえるなどの噂があります。江戸時代にあった明暦の大火の１０万人とも言われている死者を葬った場所であり、関東大震災による遭難死者約58,000人の遺骨、第二次世界大戦で身元不明の遺骨などを収めている納骨堂がある場所でもあります。東京都墨田区横網２丁目３?２５
