{"id":992,"date":"2015-05-28T17:32:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T17:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajournalist.com\/?p=992"},"modified":"2015-05-28T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T17:34:16","slug":"stairway-to-heaven-japans-high-tech-skyscraper-cemeteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajournalist.com\/?p=992","title":{"rendered":"Stairway to Heaven: Japan\u2019s high-tech skyscraper cemeteries"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Noriko<\/a>
Noriko Hayashi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Land has become increasingly scarce in cities. In Tokyo, a plot of land at a traditional urban cemetery can be astronomically expensive, often reaching USD $100,000 in central areas. If one adds the purchase of the tomb and other associated costs the final price tag can be prohibitively expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the solution to this lack of final resting places? Japan\u2019s new breed of hi-tech, urban, skyscraper cemeteries.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Noriko<\/a>
Noriko Hayashi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clean, convenient, cost-effective and increasingly inclusive of differing religious beliefs\u200a\u2014\u200athese cemeteries represent Japanese society\u2019s evolving relationship with life, death, technology and the afterlife. Read more:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/maptia.com\/norikohayashi\/stories\/stairway-to-heaven<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Story told by\u00a0Noriko\u00a0Hayashi
\n<\/span>Japanese photojournalist with a focus on human rights issues and cultures in different parts of the world. I hope to connect people and stories in an intimate way through photographs.<\/span><\/div>\n
www.norikohayashi.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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