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There，throughthegoodofficesofthepolice，IwasenabledtoattendaBuddhistfuneralofamerchantofsomewealth。Itinterestedmeverymuchfromitssolemnityanddecorum，andIto’sexplanationsofwhatwentbeforewereremarkablydistinctlygiven。
IwentinaJapanesewoman’sdress，borrowedatthetea-house，withabluehoodovermyhead，andthusescapedallnotice，butIfoundtherestraintofthescanty“tiedforward“kimonoverytiresome。
ItogavememanyinjunctionsastowhatIwastodoandavoid，whichIcarriedoutfaithfully，beingnervouslyanxioustoavoidjarringonthesensibilitiesofthosewhohadkindlypermittedaforeignertobepresent。
Theillnesswasashortone，andtherehadbeennotimeeitherforprayersorpilgrimagesonthesickman’sbehalf。Whendeathoccursthebodyislaidwithitsheadtothenorth(apositionthatthelivingJapanesescrupulouslyavoid)，nearafoldingscreen，betweenwhichanditanewzenisplaced，onwhichareasaucerofoilwithalightedrush，cakesofuncookedricedough，andasaucerofincensesticks。Thepriestsdirectlyafterdeathchoosethekaimiyo，orposthumousname，writeitonatabletofwhitewood，andseatthemselvesbythecorpse；hiszen，bowls，cups，etc。，arefilledwithvegetablefoodandareplacedbyhisside，thechopsticksbeingputonthewrong，i。e。theleft，sideofthezen。
Attheendofforty-eighthoursthecorpseisarrangedforthecoffinbybeingwashedwithwarmwater，andthepriest，whilesayingcertainprayers，shavesthehead。Inallcases，richorpoor，thedressisoftheusualmake，butofpurewhitelinenorcotton。
AtOmagori，atownnearRokugo，largeearthenwarejarsaremanufactured，whicharemuchusedforintermentbythewealthy；butinthiscasethereweretwosquareboxes，theouteronebeingoffinelyplanedwoodoftheRetinosporaobtusa。Thepoorusewhatiscalledthe“quick-tub，“acoveredtubofpinehoopedwithbamboo。
Womenaredressedforburialinthesilkrobewornonthemarriageday，tabiareplacedbesidethemorontheirfeet，andtheirhairusuallyflowslooselybehindthem。Thewealthiestpeoplefillthecoffinwithvermilionandthepoorestusechaff；butinthiscaseI
heardthatonlythemouth，nose，andearswerefilledwithvermilion，andthatthecoffinwasfilledupwithcoarseincense。
Thebodyisplacedwithinthetuborboxintheusualsquattingposition。Itisimpossibletounderstandhowahumanbody，manyhoursafterdeath，canbepressedintothelimitedspaceaffordedbyeventheoutermostoftheboxes。Ithasbeensaidthattherigidityofacorpseisovercomebytheuseofapowdercalleddosia，whichissoldbythepriests；butthisideahasbeenexploded，andtheprocessremainsincomprehensible。
Banneretsofsmallsizeandornamentalstaveswereoutsidethehousedoor。Twomeninbluedresses，withpaleblueover-garmentsresemblingwingsreceivedeachperson，twomorepresentedalacqueredbowlofwaterandawhitesilkcrepetowel，andthenwepassedintoalargeroom，roundwhichwerearrangedanumberofveryhandsomefoldingscreens，onwhichlotuses，storks，andpeonieswererealisticallypaintedonadeadgoldground。Neartheendoftheroomthecoffin，underacanopyofwhitesilk，uponwhichtherewasaverybeautifularrangementofartificialwhitelotuses，restedupontrestles，thefaceofthecorpsebeingturnedtowardsthenorth。Sixpriests，verymagnificentlydressed，satoneachsideofthecoffin，andtwomorekneltinfrontofasmalltemporaryalta
