A graveyard in Tokyo

A Japanese funeral includes a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. 99% of all deceased Japanese are cremated.^{[citation needed]} Most of these are then buried in a family grave, but scattering of the ashes has become more popular in recent years, including a burial at sea and even on rare occasions a burial in space. The average cost for a Japanese funeral is USD 40,000, the most expensive in the world. One main reason for the high cost is the scarcity of funeral plots (it is almost impossible to buy a grave in Tokyo). Another reason is the price gouging common at Japanese funeral homes, combined with the hesitation of the relatives of the deceased to negotiate and to compare prices. Download high resolution version (1024x735, 189 KB) A Japanese graveyard in Tokyo. ... Download high resolution version (1024x735, 189 KB) A Japanese graveyard in Tokyo. ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... Ancient unreadable gravestones mark the position of graves in the parish churchyard at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England A grave is a place where the body of a dead animal, generally human, is buried, often after a funeral. ... Burial at Sea for two victims of a Japanese submarine attack on the US aircraft carrier Liscome Bay, November 1943 Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean. ... Taurus Missile launch (Time Exposure) Space burial is a burial procedure where a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased in a lipstick sized capsule are launched into space using a rocket. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Price gouging is a term of variable, but nearly always pejorative, meaning, referring to a sellers asking a price that is much higher than what is seen as fair under the circumstances. ...

Modern funerals

After death

While Japan has a mixture of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, funerals are almost always Buddhist ceremonies, and 90% of the funerals are Buddhist style. After death, the deceased's lips are moistened with water, in a ceremony called Matsugo-no-mizu ("Water of the last moment"). The household shrine is closed and covered with a white paper, to keep out the impure spirits of the dead. This is called Kamidana-fuji. A small table decorated with flowers, incense, and a candle is placed next to the deceased's bed. A knife may be put on the chest of the deceased to drive away evil spirits. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, intended to release fragrant smoke for religious, therapeutic, or aesthetic purposes as it smolders. ...

The relatives and the authorities are informed and a death certificate is issued. Organization of the funeral is usually the responsibility of the eldest son. A temple is contacted to schedule a funeral. It is believed by some that certain days are better for a funeral than others. For example, some days are known as tomobiki, literally "friend pulling", which is great for weddings, but to be avoided for funerals, as nobody wants to follow a dead person into the grave. The body is washed and the orifices are blocked with cotton or gauze. The last clothes are usually a suit for males and a kimono for females. A kimono for men is also sometimes used, but is less common. Make-up may also be applied to improve the appearance of the body. The body is put on dry ice in a casket, and a white kimono, sandals, six coins for the crossing of the River of three hells, and burnable items the deceased was fond of (for example, cigarettes and candy) are placed in the casket. The casket is then put on an altar for the wake. The body is placed with the head towards the north or, as a second choice, towards the west. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dry ice is a genericized trademark for solid (frozen) carbon dioxide. ... A coffin (in North American English, also known as a casket) is a funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains -- either for burial or after cremation. ... The Sanzu River (三途の川 Sanzu-no-kawa) is the Japanese Buddhist version of the River Styx. ...

Wake

Traditional design of the envelope for condolence money

Funeral arrangement in a Temple in Tokyo

While in former times white clothes were worn for funerals, nowadays all guests for the funeral wear black. Men wear a black suit with a white shirt and a black tie, and women wear either a black dress or a black kimono. The black is of a special pitch-black shade. A Buddhist prayer bead called juzu (数珠, juzu^?) may be carried by the guests. A guest will bring condolence money in a special black and silver decorated envelope. Depending on the relation to the deceased and the wealth of the guest, this may be of a value equivalent to between USD 30 and USD 300. The guests are seated, with the next of kin closest to the front. The Buddhist priest will read a sutra. The family members will each in turn offer incense three times to the incense urn in front of the deceased. The wake ends once the priest has completed the sutra. Each departing guest is given a gift, which has a value of about half or one quarter of the condolence money received from this guest. The closest relatives may stay and keep vigil with the deceased overnight in the same room. Download high resolution version (433x683, 36 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (433x683, 36 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 104 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 104 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Juzu prayer beads. ... SÅ«tra (sex) (Sanskrit) or Sutta (Pāli) literally means a rope or thread that holds things together, and more metaphorically refers to an aphorism (or line, rule, formula), or a collection of such aphorisms in the form of a manual. ... A vigil (from the Latin vigilia, wakefulness) is a period of sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching or observance. ...

Funeral

The funeral is usually on the day after the wake. The procedure is similar to the wake, and incense is offered while a priest chants a sutra. The ceremony differs slightly as the deceased receives a new Buddhist name (kaimyō). This name supposedly prevents the return of the deceased if his name is called. The length and prestige of the name depend also on the size of the donation of the relatives to the temple, which may range from a cheap and free name to the most elaborate names for USD 10,000 or more. The high prices charged by the temples are a controversial issue in Japan, especially since some temples put pressure on families to buy a more expensive name. The kanji for these kaimyō are usually very old and rarely used ones, and few people nowadays can read them. At the end of the funeral ceremony, flowers may be placed in the casket before it is sealed and carried to the elaborately decorated hearse and transported to the crematorium. In some regions of Japan, the coffin is nailed shut by the mourners using a stone. Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ... Funeral carriage, Museum of Funeral Customs A hearse is a funeral vehicle, a conveyance for the coffin from e. ...

Cremation

Cremation in Japan, illustration from 1867

Picking the bones from the ashes, illustration from 1867

The coffin is placed on a tray in the crematorium. The family witnesses the sliding of the body into the cremation chamber. A cremation usually takes about two hours, and the family returns at a scheduled time when the cremation has been completed. The relatives pick the bones out of the ashes and transfer them to the urn using chopsticks, two relatives sometimes holding the same bone at the same time with their chopsticks (or, according to some sources, passing the bones from chopsticks to chopsticks). This is the only time in Japan when it is proper for two people to hold the same item at the same time with chopsticks. At all other times, holding anything with chopsticks by two people at the same time, or passing an item from chopsticks to chopsticks will remind all bystanders of the funeral of a close relative and is considered to be a major social faux pas. The bones of the feet are picked up first, and the bones of the head last. This is to ensure that the deceased is not upside down in the urn. The hyoid bone is the most significant bone to be put in the urn. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (939x611, 53 KB) Photo from Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, by J. M. W. Silver, Illustrated by Native Drawings, Reproduced in Fac-simile by Means of Chromo-lithography, published in London in 1867 Source: Project Gutenberg: This eBook is for... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (939x611, 53 KB) Photo from Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, by J. M. W. Silver, Illustrated by Native Drawings, Reproduced in Fac-simile by Means of Chromo-lithography, published in London in 1867 Source: Project Gutenberg: This eBook is for... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (938x602, 51 KB) Photo from Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, by J. M. W. Silver, Illustrated by Native Drawings, Reproduced in Fac-simile by Means of Chromo-lithography, published in London in 1867 Source: Project Gutenberg: This eBook is for... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (938x602, 51 KB) Photo from Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, by J. M. W. Silver, Illustrated by Native Drawings, Reproduced in Fac-simile by Means of Chromo-lithography, published in London in 1867 Source: Project Gutenberg: This eBook is for... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ... Grays Anatomy illustration of a human femur. ... Hashi redirects here. ... For the Australian musician, see Faux Pas (musician). ... The hyoid bone (Os Hyoideum; Lingual Bone) is a bone in the human neck, not articulated to any other bone; it is supported by the muscles of the neck and in turn supports the root of the tongue. ...

In some cases, the ashes may be divided between more than one urn, for example if part of the ashes are to go to a family grave, and another part to the temple, or even to a company grave or a burial in space. Many companies, for example, have company graves for their employees in the largest Japanese graveyard on Mount Kōya. Taurus Missile launch (Time Exposure) Space burial is a burial procedure where a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased in a lipstick sized capsule are launched into space using a rocket. ... Konpon Daito, the central point of Mt. ...

Depending on the local custom the urn may stay at the family home for a number of days, or be taken directly to the graveyard.

Grave

A typical Japanese grave

A typical Japanese grave is usually a family grave (Japanese: haka) consisting of a stone monument, with a place for flowers, incense, and water in front of the monument and a chamber or crypt underneath for the ashes. Download high resolution version (640x854, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (640x854, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

The name of a living spouse written in red

The date of the erection of the grave and the name of the person who purchased it may be engraved on the side of the monument. The names of the deceased are often but not always engraved on the front of the monument. When a married person dies before his or her spouse, the name of the spouse may also be engraved on the stone, with the letters painted red. After the death and the burial of the spouse the red ink is removed from the stone. This is usually done for financial reasons, as it is cheaper to engrave two names at the same time than to engrave the second name when the second spouse dies. It can also be seen as a sign that a widow is waiting to follow her husband into the grave. However, this practice is less frequent nowadays. The names of the deceased may also be engraved on the left side, or on a separate stone in front of the grave. Often, the name is also written on a sotoba, a separate wooden board on a stand behind or next to the grave. These sotoba may be erected shortly after death, and new ones may be added at certain memorial services. Download high resolution version (640x950, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (640x950, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Some graves may also have a box for business cards, where friends and relatives visiting the grave can drop their business card, informing the caretakers of the grave of the respects the visitors have paid to the deceased.

Memorial services

Memorial services depend on local customs. Usually, there are a number of memorial services following the death - for example, daily for the first seven days, or a number of services within the first 49 days, or on the 7th, 49th and 100th day, depending on the local custom. After that, there is a memorial service on the Obon festival in honor of the dead. The festival may be held in the 1st year, sometimes in the 3rd and 5th, 7th and 13th years, and a number of times afterwards up to either the 39th or the 50th year. One popular sequence follows the days of the Thirteen Buddhas. YOSAKOI1(2004 August at Enomoto Primary School Osaka) Yosakoi2(2004 August at Enomoto Primary School Osaka) O-bon is a Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the departed spirits of ones ancestors. ... The Thirteen Buddhas (Jp. ...

A picture of the deceased is also placed at or near the family altar in the household. Also, in the first year after death, no traditional New Year's Day Postcard is sent or received. The friends and relatives have to be informed of this beforehand so as not to send a card. The kadomatsu is a traditional decoration for the new year holiday. ...

Japanese funeral industry

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Funerals in Japan are among the most expensive funerals in the world. The average cost of a Japanese funeral is about 1.5 million Yen (USD 14,000) according to a 2003 study by the Japan Consumer's Association, though other sources state USD 40,000, 3.8 million yen/USD 32,000 (1995), USD 22,000. This cost does not include mandatory additional services such as about 380,000 yen (USD 3,500) for the wake, or 480,000 yen (USD 4,400) for the services of the priest. Overall, the industry has a revenue of about 1.5 trillion Yen (about 15 Billion USD) with about 45,000 funeral homes. In 2004, 1.1 million Japanese died (2003: 1.0 million), a number that is expected to rise in the future due to the increase of the average age in Japan; see demographics of Japan. Funeral Business Monthly estimates that there will be 1.7 million deaths by 2035, and revenue of 2 trillion Yen in 2040 (20 billion USD). Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Birth and death rates of Japan since 1950 Japans population, currently 127,463,611, experienced a high growth rate during the 20th century, as a result of scientific, industrial, and social changes. ...

There are a number of reasons for the high cost of funerals. First, prices in Japan are generally among the highest in the world. A bigger reason, however, is that the relatives of the deceased are very hesitant to negotiate prices of a funeral service, and also do not compare prices, as they do not want to give the opinion that they are cheap about their relative. This situation is abused by funeral companies, which sell rather expensive and often-unspecific packages, matched more to the funds of the deceased family than to the actual services provided. Often, aggressive sales tactics push the relatives towards expensive contracts. In many cases, there is not even the mentioning of a price until the funeral is over. A 2005 Fair Trade Commission study found that 36% of the customers did not receive a quote before being charged and 96% felt that the free selection of services was inadequate, and many decisions were made for them. 54.4% of the funeral services offered price lists and catalogs to choose between different options.

This cartel-like system often involves lots of bribes and price fixing between the funeral home and the florists, priests, etc., who forward part of their fees to the funeral home for being recommended by the funeral home. A kick back also often goes to the hospital where the deceased died for forwarding the business to the funeral home. Additional costs (for example for additional mourners) and no refunds (for cancellations of prepaid accounts) are also frequent. Overall, the situation is comparable to the situation in the USA in the 1970 (see The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford). A cartel is a group of legally independent producers whose goal it is to fix prices, limit supplies and limit competition. ... Bribery is the practice of offering a professional money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics in a variety of professions. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... The Honourable Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford, known to friends and family as Decca (September 11, 1917–July 22, 1996), self-described muckraker and political radical, was one of the noted Mitford sisters, daughters of David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, the 2nd Baron Redesdale. ...

Recently there have been some changes in the funeral industry, and some funeral homes offer more competitive and transparent pricing than a standard funeral provider. These offer funerals starting at about USD 2,000, a fraction of the regular overpriced services, and lists the different options and prices to choose from a la carte. Many of these new funeral homes are started by non-Japanese nationals. Also, recently hotels with a decreasing income due to a decrease in weddings have started to offer funeral services. Overall, the level of competition is increasing. To stay competitive, the prices of regular funeral homes are also decreasing over time. Another recent introduction are services, where a person can choose his or her funeral service before death, and pays a monthly fee (e.g. 100 USD /10,000 Yen) to cover all costs of the funeral. Nuptial is the adjective of wedding. It is used for example in zoology to denote plumage, coloration, behavior, etc related to or occurring in the mating season. ...

History

The Ishibutai Kofun in Asuka, Nara, a partially uncovered Kofun

In Japanese history, famous leaders were often buried in tombs. The oldest known burial chamber was that built between 230 BC and 220 BC in Sakurai, Nara prefecture, and called the Hokenoyama tomb. The tomb is 80 m long, and the chamber is 7 m long and 2.7 m wide, and contained a coffin 5 m long and 1 m wide. It is not known exactly who is buried there, but it is presumed to be a powerful local leader. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 536 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 536 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ishibutai Kofun, believed to be burial site of Soga no Umako Asuka (明日香村; -mura) is a village located in Takaichi District, Nara, Japan. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC - 220 BC - 219 BC 218 BC... Sakurai (桜井市; -shi) is a city located in Nara, Japan. ... Nara Prefecture ) is part of the Kinki region on HonshÅ« Island, Japan. ...

Around 300, the usage of burial mounds for important leaders became more frequent. Japan developed its unique keyhole shaped burial mounds. These burial mounds are called Kofun (古墳 - the word is used for burial mounds of all shapes), and the period from 250 to 538 is called the Kofun period. Although it was believed around 50 years ago that these mounds had initially been influenced by burial mounds in Korea, Yayoi period mounds are generally regarded as their predecessors. There is a large number of these burial mounds all over Japan, most of which have a keyhole shaped outline with a length of up to 400 m. The largest is the tomb of Emperor Nintoku in Sakai near Osaka, with a length of 486 m, covering an area of 300,000 square metres. They are usually surrounded by a moat, unless they are constructed on a hill. The round half of the burial mound contains a burial chamber. In the 6th century, round and square burial mounds came into use. The usage of burial mounds is believed to have gradually stopped either with the introduction of Buddhism in Japan in 552 or 538, or with the establishment of the capital in Nara by Empress Gemmei in 710. Instead, family tombs were constructed with an access passage to add relatives to the tomb after their death. Franks penetrate into northern Belgium (approximate date). ... Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. ... March 12 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. ... Daisenryo Kofun, the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Sakai, 5th century. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... This article is about a Japanese historical era. ... Daisen-Kofun, the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Osaka Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇 Nintoku Tennō) was the 16th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Sakai (堺市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Osaka )   is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of HonshÅ«. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. ... The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, England Moats (also known as a Fosse) were deep and wide water-filled trenches, excavated to provide a barrier against attack upon castle ramparts or other fortifications. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ... March 12 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. ... Nara ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ... Empress Gemmei (also Empress Genmyō; 元明天皇 Genmei Tennō) (661 – December 7, 721) was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the fourth woman to hold such a position. ... // Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Nara period in Japan. ...

Traditionally, the handling of deceased was considered unclean business and were usually done by Burakumin. Burakumin (: buraku, community or hamlet + min, people), or hisabetsu buraku ( discriminated communities / discriminated hamlets) are a Japanese social minority group. ...

Death-related words in Japanese

Japanese has a large number of different words related to death. Not all of these are still commonly used in Japan.

• jisatsu for suicide
• Seppuku and hara-kiri for ritual suicide
• inseki jisatsu, suicide due to feeling guilty - this is still common in Japan
• junshi, following one's Lord into death
• jumonji giri, a version of seppuku with a second and more painful vertical cut across the belly
• shinjū (心中, shinjū^?) for double suicide, and also more recently for murder suicides
• jōshi (情死, jōshi^?) for a double suicide of lovers - this is still common in Japan
• oyako shinjū (親子心中, oyako shinjū^?) for a double suicide of parent and child
• boshi shinjū for a double suicide of mother and child
• fushi shinjū for a double suicide of father and child
• ikka shinjū (一家心中, ikka shinjū^?) for a family suicide
• muri shinjū (無理心中, muri shinjū^?) for murder suicide
• gōi shinjū for voluntary suicide (as opposed to murder suicide)
• funshi for suicide to express indignation - for example, that of Yukio Mishima)
• tonshi for unexpected, sudden death

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• oibara, to follow one's Lord into death by seppuku
• maebara, to precede one's Lord into death by seppuku
• sakibara, to follow one's Lord into death by seppuku after the death of the lord
• kobara, suicide to protect one's children
• rokubara, suicide to protect one's family

Trivia

Many companies have company graves in the largest graveyard in Japan, Okuno-In on Mount Kōya, burial place of Kūkai (774 - 835). These graves are for former company employees and their relatives, and often have a gravestone related to the company business. For example, the coffee company UCC has a gravestone in the shape of a coffee cup, and a metal rocket sits on top of the gravesite of an aeronautics company. Konpon Daito, the central point of Mt. ... Painting of KÅ«kai (774-835). ... Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. ... Events Ragnar Lodbrok rises to power (approximate date) The celebration of All Saints is made an obligation throughout the Frankish Empire and fixed on November 1. ... A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds — commonly referred to as beans — of the coffee plant. ... UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. ...

There are a number of cases where the ashes of deceased persons have been stolen from graves. The ashes of famous cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa and of the wife of real estate chairman Takichi Hayasaka were stolen for ransom. The ashes of famous novelist Yukio Mishima (1925 - 1970) were stolen in 1971 and the ashes of novelist Naoya Shiga were stolen in 1980. The ashes of the wife of the baseball player Sadaharu Oh went missing in December 2002. Machiko Hasegawa (長谷川町子 Hasegawa Machiko) (January 30, 1920 – May 27, 1992) was one of the first female manga artists. ... Yukio Mishima Yukio Mishima ) was the public name of Kimitake Hiraoka , January 14, 1925—November 25, 1970), a Japanese author and playwright, famous for both his highly notable nihilistic post-war writings and the circumstances of his ritual suicide by seppuku. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... This is a Japanese name; the family name is Shiga Naoya Shiga , 20 February 1883 – 21 October 1971) was a novelist and short story writer active in Taisho and Showa period Japan. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Sadaharu Oh (Japanese: , Hepburn romanization: ÅŒ Sadaharu, Wade-Giles:Wang Chen-chih, pinyin: Wáng ZhÄ“nzhì, born May 20, 1940, in Tokyo, Japan), is a former player and manager for Japanese baseballs most storied team, the Yomiuri Giants. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The high prices of funeral plots, costing on average USD 25,000, have led to a new service of Grave Apartments (Ohaka no manshon), where a locker sized grave can be purchased for USD 4,000. Some of these may even include a touch screen showing a picture of the deceased, messages, a family tree, and other information. Due to the cost of land, a graveyard in Tokyo has recently been opened by a temple in floors 3 to 8 of a nine story building, where the lower floors are for funeral ceremonies. Nintendo DS Touch screen A touch screen is an input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen. ...

People who kill themselves by jumping in front of a train in Japan are often charged by the railway company for the cost of the delays and cleanup. Of course, with the person being dead, the money is deducted from the relatives' inheritance, often giving the impression that the relatives are being charged for the person's having died. This is also an attempt by the railway companies to reduce the number of suicides by train. The most popular railway line for suicides in Tokyo is the Chūō Main Line between Tokyo and Shinjuku, owing to the high speed and frequency of the trains. Since 1995 1,210 people have committed suicide on the lines of Japanese railways, 156 of them on the Chūō line. Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Commuter train on Chuo Line at Tokyo Station Chuo Main Line The Chūō Main Line ), commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR, the intercity rail group in Japan. ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ...

According to the Yamaguchi Saijo Funeral Parlor and Crematorium in Sapporo, it takes about an hour and a half to cremate an adult body, 45 minutes for a child, 15 minutes for a stillborn baby. The gurney with the final remnants is allowed to cool for fifteen minutes before being presented to relatives for bone and ash collection.

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See also

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External links

• Japanese Buddhist Funeral Customs
• Japanese funeral checklist
• The Japanese way of death
• debito.org eyewitness account on Japanese funerals