This monument erected by the Japanese Association of Utah to Masashi Coto 1885-1929 Japanese aviator in his flight over America, Europe and Asia, Airplane RYOFU-CO crashed 3,800 feet south east of this spot, July 4th, 1929
This memorial is a cenotaph. It is not a gravestone. It is located off the road in a turnoff along Highway 35 a few miles outside of Kamas, Utah. It is marked as a monument on a sign by the side of the road. For additional information see: http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/in_another_time/103193.html. Also see Creative Commons photo for gravesite: http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/nikkeialbum/items/1057/