Japanese Cemetery

Japanese Cemetery Review

In 1899 sugar came to this side of Lanai. A plantation took up about 2,400 acres and seemed a profitable proposition, but that same year, disease wiped out the labor force. This authentic Buddhist shrine commemorates the Japanese workers who died, and the local Buddhist congregation comes down to clean the area each year. Take Highway 440 (Keomuku Highway) to its eastern terminus; then turn right on dirt road and continue south for 6½ mi.