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  • Note on the statistics of cremations:
    • These are the latest figures available.
  • Number of crematoria: Approximately 1,600 (in 2000)
  • Notes on the number of crematoria:
    1. In 2000 there were 7,338 crematoria in Japan. Among these only approximately 1,600 were conducting one or more cremations a year and were operating with three basic elements, i.e. a building, a cremator and air exhaustion equipment. Most of the remaining crematoria were open-field crematoria, where cremation was conducted with natural materials.
    2. In 2001 approximately 30 crematoria were newly constructed at:
      • Fuchuu City
      • Hatsukaichi City
      • Osaka City (Uriwari crematory)
      • Minoo City
      • Sendai City
      • Shizuoka City
      • Takefu City
      • Tendou City
      • & 22 other locations
Cremation Organisation:
Japan Society of Environmental Crematory,
Nihon Kankyo Saien Kyokai,
Kosuge Building 4F,
Miyamoto-cho 6-3,
Kawasaki-ku,
Kawasaki-City,
Japan.
President:
Mr Hideo Miura
Secretary:
Mr Akira Shimazaki
Treasurer:
Mr Kojiro Nakayama
Date of foundation:
1972
Number of members:
Honorary members: 6
Enterprise members: 43
Municipal members: 40
Scientific members: 3
Name of journal:
Kankyo Saien (Journal of Environmental Crematory)
Date of foundation:
1981
Published:
quarterly
Circulation:
1,200
Editor:
Mr Akira Shimazaki,