Death, Japanese style (*)

A samurai tombstone, featuring a turtle, symbol of eternal youth, long life, North, winter and water... take your pick.

(Hagi, Yamaguchi-ken)

Inside view of Higashiyama Jouhen, Kyoto, where funeral urns are stored in rows of cupboards.

The urns containing the ashes are in the lower half, the top is for little shrines honoring the deceased.

A tombstone shop, offering a Godzilla (Gojira) theme for your last resting place!



(*) a.k.a. Ososhiki, an excellent movie from the late Juzo Itami, highly recommended.