[Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd.] As a director of life, we accompany our customers and aim to create a bright and positive society.
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Press release: April 1, 2024
April Dream Project
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As a director of life, we accompany our customers and aim to create a bright and positive society.
*We are currently holding a contest where participants can submit their stories in the form of letters with “words that they would like to convey to that person” that are “a story with a loved one who no longer exists.” The collected letters will be edited and published as a book. *
This press release is a dream sent out by a business operator who sympathizes with the April Dream project and wants to make April 1st a day full of dreams, hoping to make them come true.
Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Kobayashi
Fumio, TSE Prime: 6184, hereinafter referred to as the Company), accompanies customers as directors of their lives and aims to realize a bright and positive society.
Our company supports April Dream, which aims to make April 1st the day to share dreams.
This press release is a dream of “Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd.”
* Our company’s dream ~ Words we would like to convey to the deceased now Project ~ *
End of life is the final stage of life. Our company has been involved in end-of-life care for our customers for about 40 years, and we have seen many different stories.
– *After his mother’s funeral, a son wanted to sort out her belongings, but was too lonely to do so*
– * Elderly sister desperately searching for a nursing home for her sister after being discharged from a rehabilitation hospital * – *A single woman proudly says, “I’ve worked hard just by working,” as she writes a will to donate money to orphaned children.*
Sorting out belongings, searching for nursing care facilities, writing wills…it would be difficult to put a label on each of these activities, but behind each of these activities is “heartfelt thoughts” and “each person’s life.” There was a story.
Under these circumstances, we have come to strongly believe that “rather than simply giving advice on end-of-life activities, we want to accompany our customers as directors of their lives.”
In this April Dream, we would like to introduce the “Words you would like to convey to someone who has passed away” contest.
This contest, now in its 9th year, began in 2010, a year when the idea of an unconnected society became a hot topic. Starting with the idea that “I want people to feel the emotional connection between people by thinking about the deceased,” we will touch on the lives of applicants and create “stories with loved ones who have passed away.” We have continued to solicit letters in the form of “words we would like to convey to that person,” and so far we have received over 15,000 letters.
We believe that by collecting your precious letters filled with stories and delivering them to many people, we can heal someone’s sadness and give them a boost.
In today’s world, where relationships between people tend to be weak, being close to one another and empathizing with one’s grief will help one move forward in life.
I hope that through this contest, those who read and wrote the letters will feel lighter and look forward to the future.
* Official website: * * https://e-seizen.com/letter/*
*Introduction of letters received so far*
(Excerpt from “Words I want to convey to the deceased person 6”)
*Outline of the 9th “Words I want to convey to the deceased” contest* For the 9th edition, we are currently soliciting letters addressed to “that person” who has passed away.
I would like to share some of the letters with the warm words and voices of Mika Horii and literary YouTuber Bell, and announce them to many of you.
In addition, the letters selected from the letters received will be published as a book, “9 Words I Want to Message to the Dead.” * [Recruitment period] *
Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Friday, May 31, 2024
* [Winners Announcement] *
Scheduled for around September 2024.
Announcements will be made on the Kamakura Shinsho website, etc. (We cannot respond to individual inquiries.)
* [Prize] *
Gold, silver, bronze, and honorable mentions will be selected from the submitted letters.
・Gold Prize (1 person) Prize money: 100,000 yen, 1 book of “Words I want to convey to the deceased person 9”
・Silver Prize (2 people) Prize money: 30,000 yen, 1 book of “Words I want to convey to the deceased person 9”
・Bronze Prize (5 people) Prize money: 10,000 yen, Prize: 1 copy of “9 Words I Want to Tell to the Dead”
・Honorable mention (number of works to be determined) Prize: 1 book of “9 words I want to convey to the deceased person”
* [Selection committee] *
・Mika Horii
・Literary YouTuber Bell
・Yuko Shimizu (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd.)
・Words I want to convey to the deceased now Executive Committee * [Selection method] *
Awards will be decided through strict document screening and discussions between the selection committee and executive committee. Please note that the selection process will not be made public. * [Application regulations] *
(1) Only unpublished original works will be accepted, and only letters to actual deceased persons will be accepted. The format is free, but creative works are not eligible.
(2) The number of characters must be between 400 and 1,000 characters, but it may exceed 1,000 characters.
(3)
Applications are accepted by mail or via the application form on our website. If you use the application form on the website, please write your letter directly, or send it as a word file or text file. (Four)
According to the application form, please include your name, age, gender, postal code, address, phone number, occupation, what you saw when you applied, the title of the letter, and who the letter is addressed to (e.g. father, grandfather, friend, wife, etc.). If you are unable to publish your real name, please include a pseudonym for publication.
(5) Posted content will be managed according to our privacy policy. For details, please check our website.
https://www.kamakura-net.co.jp/privacypolicy/
(6) Before applying, please read the terms of use and agree to the terms before applying.
* [Application destination] *
Please apply via our website or by mail to the “Words I Want to Send to the Dead” Executive Committee.
・Website application page: https://e-seizen.com/letter
・ Mail: 3rd floor, Kanematsu Building, 2-14-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031, Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd. Addressed to the Executive Committee of “Words I Want to Send to Those Who Are Dead Now” * [Inquiries regarding application]*
Contact point: Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd. “Words I want to convey to the deceased” Executive Committee
Inquiry form: https://www.kamakura-net.co.jp/contact/
Person in charge: Goto
“April Dream” is a project by PR TIMES in which companies broadcast their dreams that they hope to eventually come true on April 1st. We are seriously aiming to make this dream come true.
* [About Kamakura Shinsho] *
Company name: Kamakura Shinsho Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1984, we are a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime that operates publishing and internet businesses with the theme of “end-of-life” for Japan’s aging society. We operate a number of web media, including “search for nursing care facilities”, “inheritance preparations and procedures”, “organizing and tidying up before death”, “funeral preparations”, “Buddhist altars”, and “choosing a grave”, and through customer centers etc. We also provide consultation and information. As the aging society continues to progress, we will contribute to the creation of a bright and positive society by helping many people solve their hopes and problems. Established: April 17, 1984
Market segment: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (Securities code: 6184) Head office location: 3rd floor, Kanematsu Building, 2-14-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Fumio Kobayashi, Representative Director, President and COO Capital: 1,057,480,000 yen (as of January 31, 2024)
URL: https://www.kamakura-net.co.jp/
* [Main services operated by Kamakura Shinsho] *
* ▼Internet service*
Good funeral: https://www.e-sogi.com/
Good grave: https://www.e-ohaka.com/
Good Buddhist altar: https://www.e-butsudan.com/
Farewell party produced Story: https://e-stories.jp/
Good inheritance: https://www.i-sozoku.com/
Procedures after my death: https://watashigo.com/
Good monk: https://www.e-sogi.com/support/religious
Good nursing care: https://e-nursingcare.com/
Inheritance real estate support: https://i-fudosan.com
Safe sorting of belongings: https://www.i-seri.com/
Counseling room for seniors and families: https://shukatsu.life/ * ▼Publishing/Publications*
Monthly “Shukatsu”: https://butsuji.net/
* ▼Group companies*
House Boat Club Co., Ltd.: https://hbclub.co.jp/
Age Plus Co., Ltd.: https://ageplus.jp/
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