Japanese Cemetery Park
| Singapore Japanese Cemetery Park | |
|---|---|
シンガポール日本人墓地公園 | |
Entrance to the Japanese Cemetery Park | |
| Details | |
| Established | 26 June 1891 |
| Closed | 9 May 1973 |
| Location | Hougang, Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 01°21′55.50″N 103°52′36.40″E / 1.3654167°N 103.8767778°E |
| Type | Japanese cemetery |
| Size | 30,000 square metres (7.4 acres) |
| No. of graves | 910 |
The Japanese Cemetery Park (Japanese: 日本人墓地公園; rōmaji: Nihonjin bochi kōen) is a cemetery and memorial park in Hougang, Singapore. Covering an area of 29,359 square metres, it is the largest Japanese cemetery in Southeast Asia and contains 910 tombstones. The cemetery servers as the final resting place for members of the Japanese community in Singapore, including civilians, soldiers, and individuals who were executed for war criminals at Changi Prison, as well as others who were involved in the wartime sex trade. The site was gazetted as a memorial park by the Singapore government in 1987.