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Japanese funerals and beliefs
shukatsu

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I have been researching shukatsu which is a practice that has been on the rise in Japan since about 2009.  This practice involves the person planning out their end of life and funeral service prior to illness.  The increase in shukatsu practices is a result of increasing aging population, families moving further away and a shift in mindset that life is a circle, there is no ending, just transformation.

 Japan now has a shukatsu festival held each year on Dec 16, where people can "try" caskets, explore options and talk freely about their end of life choices.  This has led to more Japanese rituals.

During part of the funeral in Japan, the deceased is given a new name "a precept name" and the meaning behind that is to stop the deceased form returning to the land of the living if their name is called.

Cremation is the main choice, and where Japan differs from most of the world is that the family would use chopsticks to remove bones from the ashes and place the bones in the urn.

Another way Japan differs is that it is customary to offer money or other gifts instead of flowers to the family.

Sources:

https://everloved.com/articles/funeral-customs/japanese-funeral-traditions-customs-and-beliefs/

https://www.ibtimes.com/bizarre-japanese-festival-prepares-people-death-coffins-workshops-3632127

May 10, 2025 ~ Jennifer McCrae,
By My Own Heart and Hand  student

 





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