The cemeteries here in Japan are so amazing. Each monument is actually a tomb that holds the cremated remains of entire families. Since space is so limited in this island nation, each individual person cannot have their own plot, so everyone is cremated and several family members through generations are kept together in the same tomb. Each interment plot usually costs about $20,000, and are fitted with large, ornate marble or granite monuments. The upper portion of the monument can have the family name, as well as the name of each family member there, engraved on it, along with a family crest or a family tree engraved on it. The large base of the monument is where the cremated remains are held. These monuments also include a place to keep water, and spaces for burning incense, placing flowers, burning the light of a lantern, and can even have a receptacle for leaving your name card or a note for the family. Like with any other cemetery I've ever come across, I could easily spend hours there, just looking around and admiring all the beauty and history and getting lost in the day dreams of how each person lived their life.
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