JAPANESE FUNERAL CULTURE

HI to everyone who is currently browsing our blog. Our humble blog welcomes you with open hands. This topic is about the JAPANESE FUNERAL CULTURE. A Japanese Funeral includes a wake, the cremation of the deceased, a burial in a family grave, and a periodic memorial service. 99.82% of all deceased Japanese are cremated, according to 2005 statistics. 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 averagecost for a japanese funeral is 4 million yen, 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 reasons 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. While Japan has a mixture of Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, funerals are almost always Buddhist ceremonies, and 91% of the funerals are Buddhist style. After death, the deceased's lips are moistened with water, in ceremony called "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 spirit. Thats only for this time. On the next coming blog, we wil do more better and more point of view. than you my fellowers.