concept   funeral customs
culture   Japan
statement   In Japan, traditional funeral customs involve cremation and the use of white or black clothing.

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1 burial customs Japan Traditional burial customs involve ancestor worship and respect for the deceased's spirits. 1
2 burial practices Japan Cremation is the most common burial practice due to limited available land for cemeteries 1
3 burial rites Japan Family members place the deceased's bones in an urn during a special ceremony 1
4 funeral customs Japan After the cremation, the family picks bones out of the ashes with chopsticks and transfers them to the urn 1
5 funeral customs Japan White or black clothing is traditionally worn to funerals. 1