Hasegawa Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Fukuoka/Tokyo, President and CEO: Shinsaburo Shingai), which handles the sale of Buddhist altars and gravestones, and consignment sales of indoor cemeteries, will hold a summer vacation kids' workshop "One-of-a-Kind Lantern Making" for children in elementary school and younger on August 1 (Sat.) and August 2 (Sun.), 2026, for two days at the Hasegawa Kami-Ooka Keikyu Store.

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This event will feature a mini-lecture to learn about Obon in a fun way and a painting experience to create your own original lantern. Completed lanterns can be taken home as they are, and can be used for summer vacation free research or free crafting, as well as for Obon decorations at home.

In recent years, opportunities to experience Obon rituals at home have decreased, and children have fewer opportunities to come into contact with Japanese traditional culture. This event aims to provide an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy learning about Obon culture while thinking about Japanese summer customs and family connections. Last year's event had some sessions where applications exceeded the capacity, and it was well-received by many families. We will hold it again this year as an opportunity to create summer vacation memories and learn, and we sincerely look forward to your participation.

Why convey "Obon" to children now?

Obon is a Japanese traditional culture where families gather to remember and honor their ancestors and deceased loved ones. However, in recent years, due to nuclear families and changes in lifestyle, opportunities to actually experience the meaning and customs of Obon have decreased.

As a company involved in memorial services, we believe it is an important role to convey the Japanese traditional culture of "Obon" to the next generation of children. In this event, we will provide a fun learning experience while answering children's simple questions such as "What is Obon?" and "Why do we decorate lanterns?"

Three features of the workshop

1. Mini-lecture to understand "What is Obon?" We will explain the origin of Obon and the role of lanterns in an easy-to-understand way for children. You can enjoy learning about Japanese summer culture, such as "a light to welcome ancestors" and "an important event for family gatherings."

2. One-of-a-kind! Original lantern making Draw freely on a plain white lantern with colored pens. You can create a one-of-a-kind work with your child's free imagination, such as favorite characters, summer memories, or messages to family members.

Lantern making during the previous event. You can experience lantern making as a family.

3. Can be used directly for summer vacation homework! Also useful for free research and free crafting This event is an experiential program that combines "learning, making, and taking home." By combining what you learned about Obon with the work you created yourself, you can use it for summer vacation free research or free crafting. The completed lantern can also be used as an actual Obon decoration at home.

Completed lanterns from the previous event.

"Learning" and "Memory Making" to enjoy with parents and children

Lantern making is not just a craft experience. It is also an opportunity for natural conversations between parents and children, such as "Obon has this kind of meaning, doesn't it?" and "Let's try decorating for Obon at home!"

We look forward to the participation of many families as an opportunity to think about Japanese culture and family connections, along with creating summer vacation memories.

Comments from staff

"There are various experience events during summer vacation, but with this workshop, we want to provide an experience that leads not only to 'fun' but also to 'learning' and 'conversations with family.' The completed lanterns can be sent to family members living far away in the included envelope.

Through lantern making, we hope that children will become interested in Japanese traditional culture and have an opportunity to talk about Obon with their families."

Completed lanterns can be mailed in the included envelope.

Event Overview

[Event Name] Summer Vacation Kids' Workshop "One-of-a-Kind Lantern Making"

[Date and Time] August 1 (Sat.) and August 2 (Sun.), 2026 (2 days)

1 10:30 AM – 2 12:00 PM – 3 1:30 PM – 4 3:00 PM – (4 sessions per day / 8 sessions total over 2 days)

[Duration] Approximately 30 minutes per session (maximum 60 minutes, participants finish and take commemorative photos as they complete)

[Venue] Hasegawa Kami-Ooka Keikyu Store

6F Keikyu Department Store, 1-6-1 Kami-Ooka Nishi, Konan-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 233-0002

[Target Age] Children in elementary school and younger

[Capacity] 5 people per session

[Participation Fee] Free

[Day's Schedule]

1. Obon Mini-Lecture (approx. 5 minutes)

2. Lantern Painting Experience (approx. 25-40 minutes)

3. Commemorative Photo Session at Special Photo Booth (approx. 5 minutes)

[Reservation Method] Advance reservation required (same-day participation possible if there are available slots)

Please apply from the participation application form below.

URL: https://forms.gle/szdtaLMRDMfv3anh6

*Registration will close once capacity is reached.

To members of the press

We will accommodate the following filming and interviews on the day of the event.

- Children's creation process

- Completed works

- Parent-child interviews

- Staff interviews

Please cover this event as a theme of summer vacation free research, parent-child experience, and Japanese cultural inheritance.

Inquiries regarding this event

Hasegawa Co., Ltd. Event Secretariat

TEL: 03-6801-1074 MAIL: [email protected]

About Hasegawa Co., Ltd.

Under the corporate philosophy of "Our mission is to enable ourselves and others to achieve peace of mind and the power to live," we offer a wide range of services, from memorial services such as Buddhist altars, Buddhist fittings, and gravestone sales, to end-of-life support. We strive to support a "calm and peaceful life" by being close to each and every customer.

[Founded] September 1929

[Company Established] December 1966

[Listed Stock Exchange] Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market

[Business Description] Buddhist altar and fittings business, gravestone business, indoor cemetery business, restaurant/food/sundries business, peaceful life support business, etc.

[Capital] 4,037 million yen (as of March 31, 2026)

[Sales] Individual: 19,591 million yen (Fiscal Year 2026) / Consolidated: 21,122 million yen (Fiscal Year 2026)

[Number of Stores] 136 stores (as of July 3, 2026) *Includes the restaurant "Tanomi"

[Number of Employees] 1,224 (Fiscal Year 2026)

[Representative] President and CEO Shinsaburo Shingai

[Corporate Site] https://corp.hasegawa.jp/

[Customer Site] https://www.hasegawa.jp/

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