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Taitō-ku, Japan
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Japan, 〒110-0001 Tōkyō-to, Taitō-ku, Yanaka, 7 Chome−9, 天王寺五重塔跡
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N35° 43' 30.9144" E139° 46' 14.9268"
(35.725254, 139.770813)
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The Yanaka Five-Storied Pagoda Double-Suicide Arson Case (谷中五重塔放火心中事件, Yanaka Gojūnotō Hōka Shinjū Jiken) was a dramatic case of arson in 1957 of a five-storied wooden pagoda in Yanaka Cemetery, Taitō, Tokyo. The pagoda was set on fire by two lovers who committed suicide together -- their bodies were found in the remains of the structure.
