Zōshigaya Cemetery

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    underground rail: Yūrakuchō Line to Higashi-ikebukuro, exit 5

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Not far south of Ikebukuro's commercial hub is the old residential district of Zōshigaya. This cemetery, a collection of weathered headstones surrounded by small paths and greenery, is the final resting place of authors Lafcadio Hearn, Nagai Kafu and Soseki Natsume.