[Japan's First] Pet-Exclusive Cemetery with Permanent 3D Hologram to Revive Beloved Dogs from a Single Photo
Shingu Reien is grand opening "Niji no Oka" on April 4, 2026, a new pet-exclusive cemetery featuring Japan's first permanent 3D hologram technology. This innovative service aims to provide a new form of memorial, offering pet owners the experience of "reunion" with their departed pets, and providing emotional healing for those suffering from pet loss, addressing the growing trend of pets as family members.
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Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Shingu Reien (Location: Shingu-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture; Chairman: Nobukatsu Ito) will grand open "Niji no Oka," a new section on Saturday, April 4, 2026, to meet the diversifying forms of families and memorial needs. The greatest feature of this section is a pet memorial service utilizing "3D hologram" technology, which is Japan's first*. This initiative, which reproduces the appearance of pets during their lifetime as a three-dimensional image, adds the experiential value of "reunion" to traditional memorial services as a "place." Furthermore, on its 150,000 square meter premises, it offers a wide range of memorial options, including an authentic "pet-exclusive grave," rare in the Fukuoka vicinity, and a "pet co-burial tree memorial" where pets can rest in the same plot as their owners.
(*According to in-house research: As of March 2026, as a permanent 3D hologram device for pet memorial services in cemetery facilities in Japan)
**■ Background of Development: Deepening Challenges in Pet Memorial Services**
In recent years, while the "familialization of pets," where pets are considered family members, has advanced, there are still insufficient options for cemeteries where pets can rest alongside their owners or satisfactory forms of memorial services. Our park received many earnest requests such as, "We want to return them to the rich earth, not a charnel house," and "We want to be together forever even after we are gone." To meet these needs, we utilized the easily accessible location from Fukuoka and Kitakyushu to complete "Niji no Oka," a dedicated section surrounded by vast lawns and trees.
**■ Specific Features of the New Section "Niji no Oka"**
**1. Japan's First* "3D Hologram" Reunion Experience**
At the monument "Kizuna" installed in the center of the new section, a three-dimensional image is generated using AI technology from a single photo data provided.
•Mechanism: With a special hologram display, the pet's figure floats in the air without the need for special glasses.
•Significance: For the most painful aspect of pet loss—"never being able to meet again"—seeing their beloved form contributes to emotional healing (grief care).
(*According to in-house research: As of March 2026, as a permanent 3D hologram device for pet memorial services in cemetery facilities in Japan)
(*According to in-house research: As of March 2026, as a permanent 3D hologram device for pet memorial services in cemetery facilities in Japan)
**■ Background of Development: Deepening Challenges in Pet Memorial Services**
In recent years, while the "familialization of pets," where pets are considered family members, has advanced, there are still insufficient options for cemeteries where pets can rest alongside their owners or satisfactory forms of memorial services. Our park received many earnest requests such as, "We want to return them to the rich earth, not a charnel house," and "We want to be together forever even after we are gone." To meet these needs, we utilized the easily accessible location from Fukuoka and Kitakyushu to complete "Niji no Oka," a dedicated section surrounded by vast lawns and trees.
**■ Specific Features of the New Section "Niji no Oka"**
**1. Japan's First* "3D Hologram" Reunion Experience**
At the monument "Kizuna" installed in the center of the new section, a three-dimensional image is generated using AI technology from a single photo data provided.
•Mechanism: With a special hologram display, the pet's figure floats in the air without the need for special glasses.
•Significance: For the most painful aspect of pet loss—"never being able to meet again"—seeing their beloved form contributes to emotional healing (grief care).
(*According to in-house research: As of March 2026, as a permanent 3D hologram device for pet memorial services in cemetery facilities in Japan)