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Sugamo Prison

Closed 1971Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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  • Elderly Prisoner Praying at the Door of the Gallows, Sugamo Prison, 1949.jpg

    Photo by unknown member of the Sugamo Prison Art Group via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Gate of Sugamo Prison.JPG

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino 03.jpg

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino 04.jpg

    Photo by Post-Work: User:W.wolny via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Iva Toguri aka "Tokyo Rose" mugshot Sugamo Prison Tokyo JAPAN March 7, 1946.jpg

    Photo by David Shapinsky from Washington, D.C., United States via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Iva Toguri D'Aquino mug shot Sugamo Prison JAPAN March 7, 1946.jpg

    Photo by David Shapinsky from Washington, D.C., United States via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Monument of the executions judged by The International Military Tribunal for the Far East 東京裁判 処刑地 - panoramio.jpg

    Photo by AMANO Jun-ichi via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Sugamo Prison Chart.jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1920

Closed 1971

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1920

Region

Toshima

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Richard Sorge
    Richard Sorge
    1895–1944 · journalist
  • Kōki Hirota
    Kōki Hirota
    1878–1948 · politician

    Kōki Hirota (廣田 弘毅, Hirota Kōki; 14 February 1878 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1936 to 1937.

  • Kisaburō Andō
    Kisaburō Andō
    1874–1954 · military personnel

    Kisaburō Andō (安藤 紀三郎, Andō Kisaburō; 11 February 1874 – 10 May 1954) was a career officer and lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, who served as a politician and cabinet minister in the government of the Empire of Japan during World War II.

  • Hideki Tojo
    Hideki Tojo
    1884–1948 · politician

    Hideki Tojo (30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during World War II.

  • Hiranuma Kiichirō
    Hiranuma Kiichirō
    1867–1952 · politician

    Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. Hiranuma rose to prominence as a prosecutor and official in the Ministry of Justice.

  • Hiranuma Kiichirō
    Hiranuma Kiichirō
    1867–1952 · politician

    Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. Hiranuma rose to prominence as a prosecutor and official in the Ministry of Justice.

  • Nobusuke Kishi
    Nobusuke Kishi
    1896–1987 · politician

    Nobusuke Kishi (岸 信介, Kishi Nobusuke; 13 November 1896 – 7 August 1987) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960.

  • Miyagi Yotoku
    1903–1943 · artist

    Yotoku Miyagi (宮城 与徳, Miyagi Yotoku; 1903–1943) was an Okinawan Marxist artist, Communist Party USA member, and a member of Richard Sorge's spy ring. .

  • Heitarō Kimura
    Heitarō Kimura
    1888–1948 · military personnel

    Heitarō Kimura (木村 兵太郎, Kimura Heitarō (sometimes Kimura Hyōtarō); 28 September 1888 – 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Sugamo Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugamo-prison
Chicago
"Sugamo Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugamo-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sugamo-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Sugamo Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugamo-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}