Kawasaki City cemetery plots open for applications: by mail only, Nov 1–30; guides handed out from Oct 23

Applicants wanted for Midorigaoka and Hayano cemeteries

Kawasaki City is looking for people to use graves at its city-run cemeteries. It announced this on Oct 13, 2026.

The two cemeteries are Midorigaoka Cemetery (緑ヶ丘霊園) in Takatsu Ward and Hayano Seichi Koen (早野聖地公園) in Asao Ward. Five types are offered: standard plots, wall-type plots, lawn-type plots, shared individual plots and shared graves. The 1㎡ standard plots at Midorigaoka are newly built; all others are plots that were returned.

Apply by post during November

Applications are accepted from Sunday, Nov 1 to Monday, Nov 30, 2026, by mail only (postmarked by Nov 30).

The form is included in the application guide. From Friday, Oct 23, it is handed out at ward offices, branch offices, administrative service corners, the cemetery office, the Hayano Seichi Koen office and other places.

If there are more applicants than places, a public lottery will be held from 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2027, at the Kawasaki City Life and Culture Hall (Techno Kawasaki, てくのかわさき) in Takatsu Ward. Results will be mailed to all applicants from Tuesday, Jan 19.

445 plots, including standard graves

There are 445 standard plots and others in total (management fees are yearly).

Cemetery	Type	Usage fee	Management fee (per year)	Places
Midorigaoka	Standard, 1㎡	¥250,000	¥710	220
Midorigaoka	Standard, 4㎡	¥1,000,000	¥2,840	80
Midorigaoka	Standard, 6㎡	¥1,500,000	¥4,260	60
Midorigaoka	Standard, 8㎡	¥2,000,000	¥5,680	5
Hayano Seichi Koen	Standard, 4㎡	¥660,000	¥2,840	40
Hayano Seichi Koen	Wall-type	¥1,403,000	¥7,330	10
Hayano Seichi Koen	Lawn-type	¥1,304,000	¥7,330	10
Hayano Seichi Koen	Shared individual	¥717,000	¥4,170	20

The shared graves (at Midorigaoka) have space for 520 people in total. You pay the management fee once when you apply, and the city takes care of the grave from then on. The city says this suits people with no one to take over a family grave. However, remains cannot be taken out once placed.

Type of application	Usage fee	Management fee (permanent)	Places
Remains, 1 person	¥70,000	¥30,550	80
Remains, 2 people	¥140,000	¥61,100	80 (40 pairs)
Remains of 1 + 1 living person	¥140,000	¥61,100	160 (80 pairs)
1 living person	¥70,000	¥30,550	70
2 living people	¥140,000	¥61,100	130 (65 pairs)

For people living outside the city (such as those keeping remains at the Midorigaoka Reido ossuary), the usage fee is 1.5 times higher.

Who can apply

For standard plots and others, you must be the person responsible for the family’s rites, not already have a permit for a city cemetery, and be 16 or older. You must also meet one of the following:

• If you have remains: you have remains at home, or keep remains at the Midorigaoka Reido ossuary, and you have been registered as a Kawasaki resident continuously since Jan 1, 2026 or earlier (one year or more). Applications for dividing or moving remains are not accepted.
• If you do not have remains: you have been registered as a Kawasaki resident continuously since Jan 1, 2022 or earlier (five years or more).

For the shared graves, you must have lived in Kawasaki for one year or more, not already use a city cemetery, and be 16 or older. Conditions differ for applications with remains and for living people, so check the application guide for details.

Contacts

Contact the Cemetery Office, Construction and Green Policy Bureau, Kawasaki City (phone 044-813-1182).