Shift Toward Shinto Rituals Triggered by Kofun-Style Grave Contracts

Osaka Memorial Park Sales Co., Ltd. reports an increasing trend of users switching their interment ceremonies from traditional Buddhist to Shinto style upon contracting "Takeda-style Kofun Tombs." Developed in collaboration with Zenpokoenfun Co., Ltd., this project offers a modern reimagining of ancient Japanese burial mounds. Users often find that Shinto rituals more naturally align with the ancestral aesthetic of the Kofun space and their own cultural roots, moving from formal obligation to value-based prayer.