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Russian ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin honored the memory of compatriots who were buried at Inasa International Cemetery in Nagasaki Prefecture. His colleague from the Netherlands also participated in the ceremony, TASS reports. The action was timed to the completion of repair works on the wall between Russian and Dutch sections of the necropolis.
According to the diplomat, the reconstruction of the sections of the cemetery where Russians and Dutch rest for many years will symbolize the relations of the three countries based on friendship and interaction.
The Ambassador assured that the work was carried out in close coordination between all parties and fully corresponded to the rich historical heritage of cooperation.
Inasa cemetery is located near Gosinji Buddhist temple, which is about 500 years old. It is one of the city landmarks. The custom of burying foreigners arose in the 17th century precisely there. The first Russian burials appeared in the cemetery in the middle of the 19th century. There are the graves of four sailors on the Dutch site.
Russian cemetery in Nagasaki is a unique place for the memory of Russians in Japan today. There are more tha
n500 graves there.
Russkiy Mir
