Pet Cremation and Municipal Pickup in Akita — Fees and How to Apply, 13 Cities

Akita (秋田市)

No municipal pickup — you will need a private cremation service

Pickup

No program (no collection program)

Drop-off

No program (no municipal pet crematorium; only introduces private operators. If neither burial nor cremation is possible, disposal as household waste is allowed)

Ash return

No program (no municipal cremation)

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Find a private pet cremation service (cost guide)
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

Open Akita (秋田市)'s official pagecity.akita.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

Find a private cremation service

Noshiro (能代市)

Not stated on the official page — call the office to confirm

Pickup

Not stated on the official site (the page covers only response to stray animal remains found on roads. It states "depending on whether the location is a national, prefectural, or city road, contact the Environmental Health Division on weekdays 8:30-17:15, or the city office on holidays/after hours," but the page does not mention a program or fee for collecting an owner's pet)

Drop-off

Not stated on the official site (the same page only states that animal remains found on one's property can be put out as "burnable garbage" in a city-designated bag; a drop-off program for owned pets is unclear)

Ash return

Not stated on the official site

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Noshiro (能代市)'s official pagecity.noshiro.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Yokote (横手市)

Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ashes not returned

Pickup

Not stated on the official site

Drop-off

Can be brought as general waste to Clean Plaza Yokote (ashes not returned). Fee is the same as regular drop-off, ¥130 per 10kg. Large dogs, etc. require a phone check in advance. The city's small pet incinerator ceased operation on October 31, 2015.

Ash return

Not allowed (no return of ashes)

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いしたいのですが、受付時間と持ち物を教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask you to take the body, and I'd like to ask about reception hours and what to bring.

Open Yokote (横手市)'s official pagecity.yokote.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Odate (大館市)

Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return available on request

Pickup

Not stated on the official site (only states that dogs/cats that died on the road should be reported to the Environment Division; no fee stated)

Drop-off

Drop-off by advance reservation at Kogarasawa Cemetery Management Center (Shinonomekaku) for individual cremation. Cremation held 4 times a day (8:45/10:30/13:00/15:00). Fees by weight and resident/non-resident status: under 3kg ¥3,500/¥7,000, 3-15kg ¥7,000/¥14,000, 15-30kg ¥9,300/¥18,600, 30kg or more ¥11,700/¥23,400. Ossuary use ¥1,300 (no distinction by category)

Ash return

Ashes can be taken home. However, it is stated that 'you must bring your own container' (the container must be provided by the user).

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いしたいのですが、受付時間と持ち物を教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask you to take the body, and I'd like to ask about reception hours and what to bring.

Open Odate (大館市)'s official pagecity.odate.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to be there to say goodbye

Oga (男鹿市)

Not stated on the official page — call the office to confirm

Pickup

Not stated on the official site

Drop-off

Not stated on the official site

Ash return

Not stated on the official site

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Oga (男鹿市)'s official pagecity.oga.akita.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Yuzawa (湯沢市)

Fee not verified — call the office to confirm

Pickup

Not verified

Drop-off

Not verified

Ash return

Not verified

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Yuzawa (湯沢市)'s official page- (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Kazuno (鹿角市)

Fee not verified — call the office to confirm

Pickup

Not verified

Drop-off

Not verified

Ash return

Not verified

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Kazuno (鹿角市)'s official page- (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Yurihonjo (由利本荘市)

Fee not verified — call the office to confirm

Pickup

No program (no mention found on the official site)

Drop-off

No program (no mention found on the official site)

Ash return

No relevant information stated

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Yurihonjo (由利本荘市)'s official pagecity.yurihonjo.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Katagami (潟上市)

Fee not verified — call the office to confirm

Pickup

No program (no mention found on the official site)

Drop-off

No program (no mention found on the official site)

Ash return

No relevant information stated

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Katagami (潟上市)'s official pagecity.katagami.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Daisen (大仙市)

Not stated on the official page — call the office to confirm

Pickup

Not stated on the official site (no mention of an at-home pickup service; only drop-off is described)

Drop-off

Not stated on the official site (drop-off in a cardboard box, etc. is allowed; only guidance to follow on-site staff instructions, with no specific amount stated)

Ash return

Not stated on the official site

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Daisen (大仙市)'s official pageos-kouiki.org(大曲仙北広域市町村圏組合・大仙市ごみ処理担当) (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes

Kitaakita (北秋田市)

Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off: call to confirm · Ash return available on request

Pickup

Not stated on the official site

Drop-off

Drop-off allowed (Seikoen, advance reservation required. Fee differs depending on whether the animal is registered under the Rabies Prevention Act; amount not stated on the official site)

Ash return

Available on request (ashes taken home; bring an urn, etc.)

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いできるかどうか、料金を教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask about whether you can take the body, the fee.

Open Kitaakita (北秋田市)'s official pagecity.kitaakita.akita.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to be there to say goodbye

Nikaho (にかほ市)

Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return available on request

Pickup

Not stated on the official site (no mention of a pickup service; only drop-off cremation at the crematorium is described)

Drop-off

¥5,000 per animal for Nikaho City residents, ¥25,000 for non-residents (fee for using the animal furnace at Kisakata crematorium; paid when applying for a use permit)

Ash return

Returnable (ashes are taken home after cremation. The city has no burial site, so you must bring your own urn box, etc.)

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いしたいのですが、受付時間と持ち物を教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask you to take the body, and I'd like to ask about reception hours and what to bring.

Open Nikaho (にかほ市)'s official pagecity.nikaho.akita.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to be there to say goodbye

Senboku (仙北市)

Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm

Pickup

Not stated on the official site (no mention of an at-home pickup service; drop-off only)

Drop-off

¥4,400 per animal (¥6,600 for those not living in Semboku City). Bring it in a cardboard box, etc.

Ash return

Not stated on the official site

1. Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
2. Open the official page below and call the office
3. For dogs, file a death notification within 30 days (how to)

What to say on the phone (in Japanese — read this to the office)
「飼っていたペットが亡くなりました。引き取りをお願いしたいのですが、受付時間と持ち物、遺骨が戻るかどうかを教えてください」
English: My pet has died. I'd like to ask you to take the body, and I'd like to ask about reception hours and what to bring, whether the ashes are returned.

Open Senboku (仙北市)'s official pageos-kouiki.org(大曲仙北広域市町村圏組合・仙北市ごみ処理担当/北部ごみ処理センター) (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)

If you want to keep the ashes