First off,
please take a look at the picture and video below.
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a club? spa?
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security card? membership only spa? club?
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Aha, it is a charnel.
?? a charnel? as you can see in temples like this?
Yes, it is a charnel (in Japan, a cremation is in general). Well, who can tell that is a charnel.
In the big cities with high density, it is hard to put your own grave. Usually ashes belong to where you were born or coming from,but Sometimes, it goes to a charnel in temples.
The charnel, called Crystal Hall opened in 2009, is located on Bansho-ji 万松寺 in Nagoya Aichi.
This temple is famous for a major Daimyo and a initiator of unification of Japan during the Sengoku-period/Warring state period( c. 1467 – c. 1573), family of Nobunaga Oda.
The cost of a cinerary box in the crystal charnel is from $800 for shared box, and from $3600 for your own box.
What’s interesting is that technology that is used. This is the best example of a collaboration of technology and traditions.
This video explains well what we can do with this charnel.
Let’s go through along with the video.
1. Security IC card.
– which starts a your chosen back ground music inside the charnel.
– also starts the your original LED lights sets.
2. LED rights points where the cinerary box is.
3. Finally, you can hold a memorial service.
This is the best example of technology in Japan. Japanese Otera (temples) are no longer keeping their traditions, and this is the moment that Japanese technology meets Japanese traditions
I believe that there are pros and cons on this; however, this is a very important challenge to establish new Japanese style and promote Japan as traditional and technology country.
