The Cremation Society of Great Britain

INTERNATIONAL CREMATION STATISTICS 2007

Japan

• Number of crematoria: Approximately 1,565 (in 2006)

• Notes on the number of crematoria:
  1. In 2006 there were 4,899 crematoria in Japan. Among these only approximately 1,565 were conducting one or more cremations a year and were operating with three basic elements,
     i.e. a building, a cremator and air exhaustion equipment. Most of the remaining crematoria were open-field crematoria, where cremation was conducted with natural materials.
  2. In 2007 5 crematoria (with more than 2 cremators) were newly constructed at the following locations:
     • Hitachi City (3rd crematoroium, 2 cremators)
     • Iwaki City (9 cremators)
     • Miyako City (4 cremators)
     • Minamisannri Town (2 cremators)
     • Tugaru City (3 cremators)

Cremation Organisation:

Japan Society of Environmental Crematory
Nihon Kankyo Saien Kyokai
Kosuge-Building 4F
Miyamoto-cho 6-3
Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-City

President:

Mr Akira Shimazaki

Secretary:

Mr Akira Shimazaki

Treasurer:

Mr Yuji Moriyama

Date of foundation:

1972

Number of members:

Honorary members: 5
Enterprise members: 35
Municipal members: 25
Personal members: 50
Scientific members: 3

Name of journal:

Kankyo Saien (Journal of Environmental Crematory)

Date of foundation:

1981

Published:

quarterly

Circulation:

1,200

Editor:

Mr Yuji Moriyama