In 2020, funeral service expenses constituted the lion's share of the funeral business market in Japan, with 73.1 percent. The funeral business is expected to continue stagnating in the years to come.
Distribution of the funeral business market size in Japan in 2020, by segment
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Distribution of the funeral business market size in Japan in 2020, by segment
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the market size is based on the sales of the businesses
Supplementary notes
Research targets were businesses related with funeral ceremonies and services.
The funeral ceremony/service business market includes items needed for funeral ceremonies (i.e., altars, coffins, pictures for the defunct person, containers to put cremated bones, dry ice, offerings to be presented, flowers for offering, teas for offering, oshibori or wiping towels, a Buddhist mortuary tablets, hearses/funeral coaches, pickup buses for the attendees, ceremony operation fees, sign boards, and office supplies), thank-you-letters, gifts, and meals/food for the attendees, etc.
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Yano Research. (October 5, 2021). Distribution of the funeral business market size in Japan in 2020, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329530/japan-funeral-business-market-size-distribution/
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