Sugamo Prison
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Sugamo Prison was a Tokyo detention facility used by the Allied occupation forces after World War II to hold and execute Japanese war criminals, including former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sugamo Detention House | 1 |
| Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan | 1 |
| 巣鴨プリズン | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detention facility
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sugamo Prison
ⓘ
surface form:
Sugamo Detention House
|
| architecturalStyle | brick prison architecture ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfClosure | 1962 ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 1895 ⓘ |
| dateOfDemolition | 1971 ⓘ |
| endDateAsAlliedPrison | 1952 ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 巣鴨拘置所 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ikebukuro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Toshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Allied occupation of Japan ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Akira Mutō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heitarō Kimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Hideki Tojo ⓘ Hiranuma Kiichirō NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwane Matsui NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenji Doihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōki Hirota NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamoru Shigemitsu ⓘ Naoki Hoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinori Kaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Seishirō Itagaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigenori Tōgō ⓘ Toshikazu Kase NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshio Shiratori NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshijirō Umezu ⓘ Yōsuke Matsuoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutedClassAWarCriminals | 7 ⓘ |
| operator |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation forces
|
| originalUse | Tokyo detention center for Japanese prisoners ⓘ |
| partOf | post–World War II occupation infrastructure in Japan ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1920s ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sunshine 60 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detention of Japanese leaders convicted of war crimes
ⓘ
execution of Class A war criminals ⓘ execution of Hideki Tojo ⓘ |
| siteCurrentlyOccupiedBy |
Sunshine City
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunshine City complex
|
| startDateAsAlliedPrison | 1945 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied occupation authorities
ⓘ
Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of war criminals
ⓘ
execution of war criminals ⓘ holding political prisoners ⓘ holding suspected war criminals awaiting trial ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sugamo Detention House
this entity surface form:
Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan