About this website
Shikitaricho is a free, no-registration Japanese website for checking Buddhist memorial service dates and traditional calendar days by calculation and cited sources. Enter the date of death and it lists the first seventh day, the 49th day, the 100th day, the first anniversary and annual memorials up to the 33rd, each with its rokuyo. Its calendar shows rokuyo, the old lunar calendar, the 24 sekki, ichiryumanbaibi, tenshabi and other auspicious days, calculated from astronomical positions in Japan time. It also publishes cited guides to koden (condolence money) amounts, ofuse offerings, and grave-closing, perpetual memorial, tree burial and columbarium costs.
Key features
- Memorial date calculator for the 49th day, 100th day and annual memorials up to the 33rd
- Rokuyo shown for every memorial date, plus old lunar calendar and 24 sekki
- Auspicious-day calendar with ichiryumanbaibi, tenshabi and other lucky days
- Cited guides to koden amounts, ofuse offerings and grave costs
Who is this website for?
People in Japan planning Buddhist memorial services and anyone checking traditional lucky days before a ceremony.
What can visitors do here?
Enter a date of death to instantly see the first seventh day, 49th day, 100th day and annual memorial dates with rokuyo for each date.
What makes it different?
It calculates memorial dates from astronomical positions in Japan time and cites sources for koden and offering amounts, with no registration required.
