noun
natural funeral; green burial
A funeral practice that returns the deceased to nature, most commonly by scattering ashes in a natural setting. The term emphasizes ecological return rather than traditional grave burial.
近年、自然葬を選ぶ人が増えている。
In recent years, more people are choosing natural funerals.
彼の遺灰は山で自然葬された。
His ashes were scattered in the mountains as a natural funeral.
樹木葬 is a type of natural burial where ashes are buried under a tree, often with a memorial marker. 自然葬 is a more general term that may or may not involve a tree.
Compound of 自然 (しぜん, 'nature') and 葬 (そう, 'funeral'). A modern term reflecting contemporary ecological funeral practices.