New Places To Spend Eternity: Part 5
2 min readSep 1, 2021
Smart Library Columbariums
Shinjuku Rurikoin Byakurengedo, a spaceship-shaped building in Tokyo, lets you summon the ashes of a loved one with the swipe of a card, feeling more like a smart library than a cemetery. (1) A machine transports the ashes from a large underground storage vault via a conveyor belt to a viewing room.
