Abstract:This study investigated deaths and feelings about funeral rites among residents of Okinawa's Aguni Island, which has no crematory. We collected information regarding the deceased from the village office, and conducted interviews about funeral rites with residents aged 20 or older.In total, 284 residents died between 1986 and 2006, 30 of whom died on the Island and 70 off the Island. The most common causes of death were heart disease for men and old age for women who died on the Island, and malignant neoplasm f… Show more
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