Imperial graveyard

Imperial graveyard

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 13, 2013, shows the tomb of the late Emperor Showa at the Musashi Imperial Graveyard in Hachioji, western Tokyo. The Imperial Household Agency said the following day it has decided to switch to cremation for the emperor and empress rather than burial, which has been the tradition for 350 years.

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