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A cemetery is not only a place to store the remains of the deceased, but also a place where the family can find peace of mind. You don't necessarily have to build a grave, but you want to treat the deceased as a human being, and because they were important people, you want to properly memorialize them, which leads to the act of building a grave. When you visit the grave, you can enjoy talking about happy memories with the deceased, and you can feel close to the deceased with the feeling that you can see them anytime.

And what kind of grave is good when building a grave? Recently, there are stylish western graves, but what is the difference from Japanese graves? I think the question will be born.

Let me talk a little bit about the types of graves today.

There are two types of graves: Japanese graves and Western graves.

“Japanese Grave” is a common rectangular design.

○Benefits It's a general familiar grave, so it's a grave that is easy to accept for a wide range of generations. I think it is a traditional design that is not influenced by trends and is friendly to the elderly. In addition, Western graves may not be accepted because they are not suitable for some cemeteries and priests. Such examples are also characterized by the fact that there are no restrictions on where to build a Japanese grave.

○ Disadvantages The characters to be engraved are fixed. On the front of the main stone, it is common to put a family name such as ``the grave of the ○○ family'' or ``the grave of the ancestors for generations'', but in the Jodo Shinshu sect it is ``Namu Amida Butsu'' and in the Nichiren sect it is ``What is nothing? There are also people who write letters according to sects such as "Rengekyo". It is basic to engrave letters for each such sect.

"Western Grave" is a design like a monument with a low width and oblong width.

○Benefits I mentioned that the characters to be engraved in Japanese graves are fixed, but one of the attractions of Western graves is the high degree of freedom in the characters and designs to be engraved. There are also people who engrave single characters such as “love” and “rest” in foreign languages, such as words that the deceased liked.

○ Disadvantages Western graves are free to design, so there are stone shops that do not handle or accept them. Therefore, it may take time to find a stone shop.

However, Murakami Stone accepts not only Japanese-style graves but also Western-style graves. This is possible because the company mines and processes it in Oshima, Imabari City. With the spread of cemeteries, the number of people choosing Western-style graves has also spread widely.

However, the old-fashioned friendly Japanese grave is also attractive.

Since this is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase, let us help you create a grave that you will not regret. We accept calls and consultations 24 hours a day. Please feel free to contact us.