✨.•*¨*•.¸⭐️•*¨*•.¸¸⭐️•*¨*•.¸¸✨ Funeral home employees, morticians, embalmers, crematorium staff... They look at "death" through their eyes. The funeral industry market is on the rise, reaching 1.6 trillion yen. The scale continues to expand, and the forms are diversifying, including family funerals, direct cremation, and rationalization. On the other hand, the "super-aging society" where the baby boomer generation reaches their 80s is imminent. What does it mean to send off with dignity, the "real voices" of professionals involved in the "scene of death"? Through professions that have rarely spoken for themselves, this report explores the reality of funerals. [Table of Contents] Chapter 1: Young People Aspiring to be "Funeral Professionals" The Japan Human Ceremony Vocational School in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, trains funeral professionals "Funeral Directors" and body restoration technicians "Embalmers." From the content of the classes, the personalities of the teachers and students, and their thoughts on their profession, we can see the modern view of life and death. Chapter 2: Each "Funeral Business" The funeral industry market is on the rise, reaching 1.6 trillion yen. Family funerals, direct cremation, rationalization, and emotionalization are ushering in an era of diversified funeral forms. On the other hand, what is the current situation of "old-fashioned" funeral homes? We listened to the past and present of funerals and the "real voices" of the people who work there. Chapter 3: The Scene of Bathing, Mortuary, and Restoration Even if they are "things" in an immediate sense, they do not treat the bodies that way. They cleanse the body, wash the hair, shave the beard, and even make the face "more beautiful," and the deceased say their final farewells to us. People who perform the "arrangements for the journey to the other world" before cremation. Chapter 4: The Embalmers Bodies emaciated due to prolonged illness from life-extending measures, and bodies with numerous injection marks. Bodies severely damaged by accidents and cannot be shown to mourners... The technology to restore bodies and enable long-term preservation is changing the style of "farewells." We will closely follow the scene of the procedure. Chapter 5: People Working at Crematoriums 95% of the 1,480 crematoriums nationwide are public, but in Tokyo's 23 wards, 7 out of 9 crematoriums are privately owned. They have long been the target of discrimination, but what is the "back side" ("cremation chamber") like? What are the thoughts of the staff who are working hard to "burn cleanly"? ✨.•*¨*•.¸⭐️•*¨*•.¸¸⭐️•*¨*•.¸¸✨ There are scratches on the cover. Please refrain from purchasing if you are concerned about minor imperfections, as this is a general used item. m(_ _)m