Memorial Service for Jiichan.

This year being the seventh anniversary of Jiichan's death, tradition holds that a memorial service is to be held.

So this morning a Buddhist priest visited Baachan's home for the proscribed rituals.

Sandy called the pic below, the "suitcase o'Buddhist ceremonial goods."



And the cheerful looking fellow to the right is our friendly neighborhood Buddhist priest.

Who drove one of those nifty little smart-eco cars that are all the rage in Japan and Europe.

[I dig those rides.]

Buddhist Priest Drives Car of the Future.

Gotta love Japan.


Then Sandy, grandma and Aunt Kiko went ohaka-mairi [visiting the family grave] with flowers, sembei, tea and mikans.

And then they went to Costco.

Today was quite a mix of the new and the old, the traditional and the modern, apparently.