Six Japanese citizens left for Pyongyang on Friday to visit the graves of relatives who died in what is now North Korea during the chaos at the end of World War II.

The group is scheduled to arrive in the North Korean capital via Beijing on Saturday and visit the burial site at Ryongsan cemetery, near Pyongyang, during their stay, which will last through Tuesday.

Last month, the group received approval for the visit from North Korea, which has no diplomatic relations with Japan.