1 The process is to hold a wake. This kind of ceremony is similar to the ordinary funeral process in China, and other European and American countries also have similar funeral processes. That is to say, on the first night of the funeral, immediate family members need to spend the night with the deceased, and they can tell the story of the deceased. Family members can also prepare some snacks at night for the actual use of the vigil participants. The difference in Japan is that most of the wake ceremonies are held in temples, so there are not many meat dishes as far as the most basic meal is concerned. However, with the continuous development of the times, many temples are also willing to provide some meat dishes and the like for people attending funerals.
The second process is chanting by local monks. Most religions in Japan belong to Buddhism and Shinto, so according to the funeral process of most prime ministers in previous dynasties, Abe's funeral should be held in a local temple. In this process, people in the temple will chant scriptures for the dead and their families. The whole process is very serious and solemn. Only after listening to the monk chanting can the next link be carried out. Even if you don't understand what the monk is saying, the audience should keep quiet, because in the eyes of the Japanese, this process is very sacred and dignified.
The third process is the farewell ceremony. Farewell ceremony refers to the last meeting between relatives and friends and the deceased. After the ceremony, family members will line up in front of the coffin of the deceased in turn to see the deceased for the last time. Sometimes they have to bow three times and put some incense ashes on their foreheads.
The fourth process is cremation. After all the ceremonies, the staff will take the body of the deceased to the crematorium for cremation and then bury it. All the funeral procedures of the Prime Minister are over.