A health spa is offering meditation sessions inside a coffin so clients can “gaze at life through the awareness of death”.
Customers climb into an authentic coffin used in traditional funerals to “have a conversation with yourself”.
The 30-minute session will allow users to reflect on their past, present and future.
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The coffin experience is available at Meiso Kukan Kanoke-in, located in Takadanobaba in Tokyo, Japan.
‘Meiso Kukan’ translates to ‘meditation space’ and ‘kanoke’ is Japanese for coffin.
The use of the English word ‘in’ is meant to give the activity a welcoming feel.
The spa, which opened this autumn, encourages clients to ponder on their role in the world or simply switch off from the humdrum of life and enjoy the soft music that plays inside the coffin.
Soothing images are also projected onto the ceiling.
The face panel on the coffin lid is left open, but customers can ask for the whole lid to be removed, too.
The coffins are the same as those used in traditional Buddhist funerals in Japan, as reported by Need To Know.
The company points out that the sessions are meant to be a secular activity, so people of all faiths are welcome.
Participants must be aged 18 years or older and no taller than 6’1” (185cm).
The maximum weight allowed is 14.2 stone (90kg).
The company also asks that customers be “mentally and physically healthy” and “unafraid of confined spaces”.
A 45-minute session, which includes 30 minutes of meditation, costs £10 (JPY 2,000).
Four sessions are held every day at 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, and 5 pm.
Upon leaving, customers are asked to write a meaningful message for others to read.
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