Funeral Business

Funeral Service Providers and Consumers

I   Full Picture of Funeral Business Market

1. Population Environment

1. Transition of elderly population
2. Transition of number of death
3. Transition of number of death by prefecture

2. Funeral Business Market Size

1. About estimating of funeral business market
2. Funeral business market estimation

3. Environment of Market Players in Funeral Business
4. Forecast of Funeral Business Market

1. Future forecast of number of deaths
2. Forecast of funeral business market size
3. Changes in market consciousness
4. Direction of funeral business for the future

II   Trends of Funeral Business by Type

1. Funeral services that take place in a funeral-service hall
2. Funeral services that take place at home
3. Funeral-related Industry Trends

1. Market overview
2. Grave stones
3. Family Buddhist Altars
4. Floral tribute/Floral wreathes/Flowered alters
5. Funeral Gifts
6. IT business status for funeral business market

III   Funeral Business Trends by Segment

1. Overall Trends by Segment
2. Trends of Accepting Orders Surveyed by Leading Researchers
3. Trends of Promotions for Accepting More Orders at Leading Companies
4. Trends of Product Development by Leading Companies
5. Trends of Funeral Hall Development
6. Human Resources Training for Business Growth
7. Understanding of Market Entry by Other Industries and Future Trends

IV   Consumer Consciousness Survey regarding Funerals

1. Significance for Consumers toward Funeral Ceremonies
2. Questionnaire Results

1. Overview of questionnaire regarding funerals
2. Collecting information of and selecting of funerals
3. Validity of funeral fees
4. Most troublesome incident happened in the past funeral ceremonies
5. What is required in ideal funerals
6. About the state of funerals in the future
7. How to view family funerals
8. Consideration about direct cremation (no funeral ceremonies)

V   Case Studies of Leading Funeral Service Providers

22 enterprises