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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