SAPPORO, Sep 25 (News On Japan) –
Sapporo City has issued an uncommon request, urging households to not place 10 yen cash in coffins earlier than cremation, citing the danger of harm to cremation furnaces.
As a part of funerary traditions, flowers and private mementos are sometimes positioned within the coffin as remaining choices to the deceased. The metropolis is now cautioning that sure objects, particularly metals, are more and more being included regardless of restrictions, creating issues because the variety of cremations rises with an growing old inhabitants.
Kenichi Fujita of Sapporo’s Health and Welfare Bureau defined, “As cremation numbers continue to increase, the impact of such items can no longer be ignored.” Crematoria operators report that metals, significantly 10 yen cash, are inflicting vital difficulties.
Osamu Tsumaki, supervisor of the Yamaguchi Crematorium in Sapporo, famous that the cash soften throughout cremation, sticking to the mattress of the furnace and inflicting put on. “It damages the cremation equipment and reduces its durability, forcing more frequent replacements,” he stated. In addition to altering the colour of the bones, the melted cash adhere stubbornly to furnace surfaces, making removing tough.
The observe is rooted in native customs. Residents defined that cash are positioned within the coffin as a symbolic “fare for crossing the River Sanzu,” the mythological river separating life from the afterlife. Others stated they stored surviving cash as protecting charms after cremation. “When my parent died, we placed 10 yen coins. It was considered a kind of amulet,” one resident stated.
Although the town has lengthy posted notices at authorities counters warning in opposition to such practices, it has now produced illustrated flyers to boost broader consciousness. Officials are asking for public cooperation to make sure protected and easy cremation.
Source: FNN