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Sugamo Prison
Closed 1971Low
Verified
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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
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Richard Sorge1895–1944 · journalist
KÅki Hirota1878–1948 · politicianKÅki Hirota (å»£ç° å¼æ¯ , Hirota KÅki; 14 February 1878 â 23 December 1948) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1936 to 1937.
KisaburÅ AndÅ1874–1954 · military personnelKisaburÅ AndÅ (å®è¤ ç´ä¸é, AndÅ KisaburÅ; 11 February 1874 â 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 Tojo1884–1948 · politicianHideki Tojo (30 December 1884 â 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 KiichirÅ1867–1952 · politicianBaron KiichirÅ Hiranuma (平沼 é¨ä¸é; 28 September 1867 â 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 KiichirÅ1867–1952 · politician
Baron KiichirÅ Hiranuma (平沼 é¨ä¸é; 28 September 1867 â 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 Kishi1896–1987 · politicianNobusuke Kishi (岸 ä¿¡ä», Kishi Nobusuke; 13 November 1896 â 7 August 1987) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960.
- Miyagi Yotoku1903–1943 · artist
Yotoku Miyagi (å®®å ä¸å¾³, Miyagi Yotoku; 1903â1943) was an Okinawan Marxist artist, Communist Party USA member, and a member of Richard Sorge's spy ring. .
HeitarÅ Kimura1888–1948 · military personnelHeitarÅ Kimura (æ¨æ å µå¤ªé, Kimura HeitarÅ (sometimes Kimura HyÅtarÅ); 28 September 1888 â 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q699579)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Sugamo Prison. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sugamo-prison
Chicago
"Sugamo Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 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 = {2026-07-22}
}