Moley Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Hi everyone, Long story. My wife's mother died and we are thinking of repatriating her ashes to her family tomb. This is a photo of the family "tomb" ????? We were wondering if somebody could please translate what the kanji says on it ? Thank you Gwyn p.s. Does anyone know how this business of taking ashes to the tomb works ? Are they buried ? Scattered ? Stored? Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Gwyn, the upper portion appears to read 西本家 - Nishimoto-ke (Nishimoto family). The kamon (family crest) appears to be a variation of those you can see below. https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=073be19fff1ea87f&sxsrf=AHTn8zqyiEzVROnwoDpRvKNgJa3RGgprDg:1741605670112&q=丸に蔦&udm=2&fbs=ABzOT_CWdhQLP1FcmU5B0fn3xuWpA-dk4wpBWOGsoR7DG5zJBjLjqIC1CYKD9D-DQAQS3Z598VAVBnbpHrmLO7c8q4i29MHIoj62rC0KLNSn9Sz5z21EEXLYPrirt-CNWhNAN6Edz2gDLUupOZz08EpaPxxYRoWHLtXI9IAmZ-HAT8GoGf6iWFwBCAC1EhtX31sa2kkgqyuh8unt2H9L9lEi7cKOBZnNBg&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiB5bjasv-LAxWBTTABHTK3EOsQtKgLegQIExAB&biw=1920&bih=911&dpr=1 1 Quote
Moley Posted March 10 Author Report Posted March 10 So grateful to you Ray. That's what we thought , but wanted to confirm. Her maiden name was Nishimoto. Anyone know what happens to the ashes once we arrive? Is the tomb hollow ? Or are they scattered or buried nearby ? We have been told that paperwork is required by the "Cemetery" (and also Customs etc) Quote
Nobody Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Generally, the ashes are put in an urn. There is a space to store the urn under the tomb. The constructions of tombs are varied. The attached image shows some examples. You might need a mason to open/close the tomb and to waterproof. 7 1 Quote
Moley Posted March 11 Author Report Posted March 11 Thank you for this information. Vey useful for us to know. Quote
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