Share of visits at funerals in Japan 2020-2024, by type

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Alexandru Arba,
Jul 2, 2024
In 2024, the share of funeral participants in Japan who attended family funerals amounted to 50 percent. Family funerals were the most common type of funeral that respondents attended in that year, as there was a considerable decline in attendance at general funerals after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Distribution of visits at funerals in Japan in 2020 and 2024, by type of funeral

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

March 1 to 4, 2024

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Age group

40 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*At general funerals, visitors include people that are not part of the family of the deceased, such as colleagues, friends, or neighbors.
**One-day funerals last for one day, omitting the "wake" (tsuya), holding only the memorial service and the cremation.
***Direct burials omit the wake and the funeral service, including only the cremation.

Figures prior to 2024 come from previous reporting.

Figures may not total 100 due to rounding by the source.

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