Japanese Graves Make Mourning Loved Ones Easy

Burial plot prices are skyrocketing in Japanese cities, so one company built a facility that uses RFID technology to help store the dead. At Nichiryoku, mourners visit a “prayer area” where they swipe RFID cards to have the cremated remains of their loved one are lifted up from an underground storage vault.

[Gear Fuse via Trends in Japan]

View demo on YouTube.

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emily | 3:20 PM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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