By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
October 6, 2020 at 08:00 JST
Established and run by the Tokyo metropolitan government, Aoyama Cemetery is located in the chic neighborhood of Aoyama in Minato Ward. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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