JAPANESE

FUNERALS
Karina Bustillo
Irwing Rodrguez

Steps
After death
Wake
Funeral
Cremation
Grave
Mourning and memorial services

After death
Matsugo-no-mizu Water of the last moment
Kamidana-fuji
Eldest son
Tomobiki
Friend pulling

Encoffing ritual Nokan

Nokansha

6 coins
River of the Three Crossings
Beads juzu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgp7ibQ7CfE

Wake Tsuya
Passing the night
Buddah priest reads Sutra
Offer incense 3x
Stay overnight

Funeral
New Buddhist name

Cremation
The coffin is placed on a tray
in the crematorium. The
family witnesses the sliding
of the body into the
cremation chamber.
The relativespickthebonesout of
the ashes and transfer them to the
urn using largechopsticksor metal
picks
In some cases, the ashes may
be divided among more than
one urn.

Grave
haka

A typical Japanese grave is

usually a family grave

Some graves may also have

a box for business cards.

The prices of funeral plots

cost on average 2 million
yen.

Memorial services

There are a number of

memorial services
following the death
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.