Japanese restaurant "REN"

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Children's Celebration/Shichi-Go-San Plan

Shrine visit for newborns

The first shrine visit (Hatsumiyamairi) is generally performed around 30 days after birth. It's best to choose a date considering the baby's and mother's health, as well as the weather.
We will provide bedding for your baby.

First meal ceremony

It is generally performed between 100 and 110 days after birth. Also known as "Hashi-hajime" (first use of chopsticks) or "Hagame" (hardening of teeth), it is a celebration with the wish that "the child will never lack food throughout their life." Close relatives are invited to share a celebratory meal, and the "chopstick role" involves feeding the baby.

First birthday celebration

The first birthday celebration, marking a baby's first year of life, has been a popular tradition for centuries. There are customs such as having the baby, who has just started to walk, carry a large rice cake or a bundle of rice on their back. It's a heartwarming moment enjoyed by the whole family. Inviting grandparents will surely make it a joyous celebration.
If you would like a traditional Japanese rice cake (issho-mochi), please make a reservation by phone at least one week in advance.

For other family celebrations

First festival celebration, festival celebrations, Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) celebration, coming-of-age celebration, school entrance/graduation celebration, silver wedding anniversary, golden wedding anniversary, retirement celebration, award ceremony, housewarming celebration, recovery celebration, longevity celebration, 60th birthday, 70th birthday, 77th birthday, 80th birthday, 88th birthday, 90th birthday, 99th birthday, 100th birthday

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Engagement Ceremony and Dinner

We will provide meticulous support, from arranging the engagement gifts to managing the proceedings on the day, to ensure that this important and auspicious day marks the new bond between the two families.
From standard engagement ceremonies to informal meetings where both families meet for the first time, our experienced staff will be happy to assist you with any arrangements.

Other arrangements

We can arrange return gifts, confectionery, and white rice (sticky rice for memorial services) for takeaway.
Please make your reservation at least one week in advance.

Information about private rooms

We have both Japanese-style and Western-style private rooms. Please let us know your preference when making your reservation.

Breaking the fast and purification

After the cremated remains have been collected, a banquet is held to offer food and drink to those who helped with the funeral arrangements; this is called "Shojin-otoshi." The monks and those who helped with the arrangements are seated in the place of honor, while the bereaved family and chief mourner sit in the lower seats, expressing their gratitude for everyone's efforts.

Memorial service on the seventh day after death

The memorial service is traditionally held on the seventh day after the date of death, but nowadays it is sometimes completed when the cremated remains are collected after the funeral. After that, memorial services are traditionally held every seven days: the second seventh day (14 days later), the third seventh day (21 days later), the fourth seventh day (28 days later), the fifth seventh day (35 days later), and the sixth seventh day (42 days later). However, the services on the second and third seventh days are often held only with family members.

49th day memorial service

The memorial service held on the 49th day after death is also called "Shichishichiki" or "Manchuin." On this day, the deceased is believed to undergo final judgment and depart for the afterlife, hence the memorial service is held. Many people also choose to inter the cremated remains that have been kept at home on this day and hold an interment ceremony.

Memorial service after 49 days

After the 49th-day memorial service, a 100th-day memorial service is held, and thereafter, annual memorial services are held. The first anniversary of death is held one year later on the anniversary of the death (the month and day of death), but from the third anniversary onwards, the year of death is included (third anniversary: ​​two years, seventh anniversary: ​​six years, thirteenth anniversary: ​​twelve years).

Anniversary of death and memorial service

The date on which a person dies is called the "annual death anniversary." Memorial services are held annually after the 100th-day memorial service, with the "first anniversary" being held on the annual death anniversary of the following year, and the "third anniversary" being held two years later. The first anniversary is a relatively grand event, with relatives, friends, and acquaintances invited, but from the third anniversary onwards, the service is held very privately. Subsequent services are the "seventh, thirteenth, seventeenth, twenty-third, twenty-seventh, thirty-third, fiftieth, and hundredth anniversary," but generally, the thirty-third anniversary is considered the "final memorial service."

Eye-opening memorial service

When a new grave is built, a Buddhist priest and close relatives are invited to perform an "eye-opening ceremony" in front of the grave. This ceremony may also be held during the equinox, Obon festival, or annual memorial services. However, since "building a grave is like building a house" and is considered a celebratory event, it is common to hold a separate "eye-opening celebration" banquet in addition to the memorial service.