Photos I Took At The Funeral Home (2009-07-17)
The hallway once inside
Donation box near the entrance
There's a hall on the ground floor for those who want a formal public funeral for their pets, much like they would for humans
Goods for sale beside the reception
Special picture frames
and even bouquets
Special stands to house the urn
Carpeted stairs to the second floor
Shelves and individual shrines on the second floor
A typical shrine
Canned food is popular in the shrines
or treats that the pet loved
This cat was a cheese lover
This shrine has over seven cats (the big one holds two sets of bones)
so does this one
Another kind cat owner's shrine
Counting the number of collars, this is one big cat family
This one has slats on which the pet's name is written like the human version
Rabbit lover
This cat died over 20 years ago
Ferret lover
People decorate their shrines with all kinds of things such as stuffed animals
There's even a monkey
Communal shelves cost the least
More communal shelves
There're chairs, dusters and a water station for people to use on the shrines
A man came to burn incense and changed the water for his deceased dog
Rollable incense table
Set up fee for the shelves in yen (left column) and yearly maintenance fee (middle column)
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