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Posted in: New Age funerals: Celebration prevails over mourning See in context

Read and heed. Most graves in Japan require an annual maintenance fee. If the fee is not paid, the temple or cemetery will attempt to notify the registered grave (thought-to-be) owner. If no contact is available, a sign may be placed on the grave informing visitors to the grave to make contact with the temple or cemetery. It's not at all rare for the cemetery or temple to remove the gravestones, then make it available to others. Doubters of this procedure should check cemeteries for piles of gravestones or walls made from removed gravestones. For the most part, graves in Japan are rental at a very high cost---something like coin lockers. It was okay in olden times when families stuck together, but it "ain't" so these days. It''s eitai-shiyou-ryou.****

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Posted in: Tokyo governor's cycling policy needs a rethink See in context

Our town has bicycle lanes, they are a joke. Bicycles weaving in and out to avoid hitting parked vehicles is surely going to cause serious accidents. Also, with the bicycle lanes near my home some use them, some don't. Educating the masses is impossible. It's already bad enough when kids come on to a main street from a side street without checking for coming traffic on foot or on bicycles.

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Posted in: Crepe made with Kyoto sweets and green tea is the perfect treat after a day of temple hopping See in context

I am already drooling, so where can I find it in Tokyo? At the Kyoto Tourist Association office in Tokyo? No, I won't go to Kyoto for it---bonchis aren't my thing during the summer heat.

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Posted in: Pen-shaped IC recorder See in context

Taping someone in Japan without their knowledge should lead to a huge fine, public apology, and more, right? It might be wise to consult a lawyer. I don't think the police or court would support you. Please correct me, if I'm wrong.

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Posted in: Planning for a funeral in Japan See in context

Nearly every cemetery in Japan has a pile or a neat display of gravestones---sometimes a wall. Can you guess where they came from? Yes, from the graves. You don't purchase the grave, you purchase the right to use it as long as someone pays the annual maintenance fee. If the fee isn't paid, someone will attempt to contact you, then, if there is no contact, a sign will be placed on the grave. Depending on the need for space, don't be surprised to find the space cleared, or someone using what you thought was your family grave forever.

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