Located next to the Japanese Cemetery is a Chinese burial ground with more than 90 graves and monuments.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Broome attractions

1. Muslim Cemetery

0.02 MILES

This small Muslim cemetery honours Malay pearl-divers and Afghan cameleers.

2. Japanese Cemetery

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A number of cemeteries testify to Broome's multicultural past. The most striking is the Japanese Cemetery with 919 graves (mostly pearl divers).

3. Nagula Jarndu Women's Resource Centre

0.63 MILES

Beautiful screen- and block-printed textiles and other crafts are on show (and sale!) at this studio/gallery run by Yawuru women. Enter via Pembroke Rd.

4. Old Convent Heritage Centre

0.96 MILES

An amazing archival collection of photographs spanning over 100 years of interaction between the Sisters of St John of God with the people of the…

5. Women of Pearling

1.04 MILES

This 3m cast bronze statue of an Indigenous female diver clutching a pearl pays tribute to the role women played in the brutal pearling industry. The…

6. Broome Museum

1.06 MILES

Discover Cable Beach and Chinatown's origins through exhibits devoted to the area's pearling history and WWII bombing in this quirky museum, occupying the…

7. Bungalow

1.07 MILES

Short Street Gallery's Hopton St stock room at Town Beach holds a stunning collection of canvases from across the Kimberley and beyond.

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