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Updated: 2026-07-06
Nuigurumi kuyō — Japan's farewell ceremony for stuffed animals
Japan has a long tradition of thanking well-used tools and dolls before letting them go: hari-kuyo, where broken sewing needles are laid to rest in soft tofu, and ningyo-kuyo, where dolls are entrusted to temples and shrines. Memorial services for stuffed animals are a modern extension of this culture.
The services take many forms — bringing a stuffed animal directly to a temple, joining a memorial day event, sending it by post, or using a funeral company's service. Costs and procedures vary, but they share one idea: not throwing a companion away as trash, but parting with it properly.
There is also another path: repair. If the reason for parting is stains or damage, many stuffed animals can come back clean and whole. This site gathers repair and cleaning services nationwide as that first stop — a memorial service is the final option, once you have truly decided to say goodbye.
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