Pet Cremation and Municipal Pickup in Gunma — Fees and How to Apply, 12 Cities
Last updated: August 8, 2026 (Re-checked against 792 official city pages nationwide)
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Pick your city below to see the fee, how to apply, and whether the ashes come back, with a link to that city's official page.
- We checked each of Gunma's 12 municipalities against its own official page (re-checked August 8, 2026)
- Municipal pickup is communal cremation or burial as a rule, and ashes are not returned
- If you want the ashes back, a private pet cremation service is the option
Besides a private cremation company, asking your municipality to take the body is another option when a pet dies. Below, we've summarized what each city in Gunma states on its official site. Neither option is objectively right — it's reasonable to choose based on whether getting the ashes back matters to you.
Pick your city
- Maebashi (前橋市)
- Takasaki (高崎市)
- Kiryu (桐生市)
- Isesaki (伊勢崎市)
- Ota (太田市)
- Numata (沼田市)
- Tatebayashi (館林市)
- Shibukawa (渋川市)
- Fujioka (藤岡市)
- Tomioka (富岡市)
- Annaka (安中市)
- Midori (みどり市)
Fees, ash return, and what to do — by city
Fees and conditions come from each city's official page. Phone numbers can change, so open the official page from each card's button and call the number listed there.
Maebashi (前橋市)
Pickup ¥2,120 · Drop-off ¥1,050 · Ashes not returned
- Pickup
- ¥2,120
- Drop-off
- ¥1,050
- Ash return
- No
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Maebashi (前橋市)'s official pagecity.maebashi.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Takasaki (高崎市)
They can come collect it · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm
- Pickup
- Home pickup ¥1,040 (tax included) per animal; available weekdays and holidays
- Drop-off
- Free as household waste from residential property; free self-drop-off up to 100kg at the Cleaning Center from business premises
- Ash return
- Not stated on the official site
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Takasaki (高崎市)'s official pagecity.takasaki.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Kiryu (桐生市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return available on request
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site (only instructions to contact the city about remains found on roads)
- Drop-off
- Cremation at the funeral hall (reservation required). Fee by weight (including container): under 1kg ¥1,100 / 1-10kg ¥3,300 / 10-20kg ¥5,500. For animals under 20kg belonging to Kiryu City or Midori City residents. Reception 9:00-11:50
- Ash return
- Allowed (bring a container for the returned remains at drop-off)
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Kiryu (桐生市)'s official pagecity.kiryu.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Isesaki (伊勢崎市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off: call to confirm · Ash return available on request
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site
- Drop-off
- Paid acceptance at Cleaning Recycling Center 21 (amount not stated on the official site) / paid cremation at Sakai Seien (amount not stated on the official site)
- Ash return
- Allowed (after cremation at Sakai Seien, ashes can be taken home)
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Isesaki (伊勢崎市)'s official pagecity.isesaki.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Ota (太田市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ashes not returned
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site (for ownerless remains, free collection from private land and free pickup from roads)
- Drop-off
- Drop off at Clean Plaza, ¥200 per animal (weekdays 8:30–12:00, 13:00–16:45 / Saturdays 8:30–12:00, excluding holidays)
- Ash return
- Not allowed (ashes cannot be taken home)
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Ota (太田市)'s official pagecity.ota.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Numata (沼田市)
Fee not verified — call the office to confirm
- Pickup
- Not verified
- Drop-off
- Not verified
- Ash return
- Not verified
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Numata (沼田市)'s official page- (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Tatebayashi (館林市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site
- Drop-off
- Drop off in a cardboard box, etc. at Tatebayashi City Crematorium; cremation fee: under 10kg ¥2,200 (Tatebayashi City residents) / ¥6,600 (Itakura Town / Meiwa Town residents), 10kg or more ¥2,200 (Tatebayashi City residents) / ¥9,900 (Itakura Town / Meiwa Town residents)
- Ash return
- Not stated on the official site
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Tatebayashi (館林市)'s official pagecity.tatebayashi.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Shibukawa (渋川市)
Fee not verified — call the office to confirm
- Pickup
- Not verified
- Drop-off
- Not verified
- Ash return
- Not verified
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Shibukawa (渋川市)'s official page- (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Fujioka (藤岡市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off: call to confirm · Ashes not returned
- Pickup
- Can be collected if put out at the collection point in a designated combustible-waste bag (fee not stated on the official site; effectively free)
- Drop-off
- Can be placed in a cardboard box or bag and dropped off directly at the Cleaning Center (fee not stated on the official site)
- Ash return
- Not allowed (ashes cannot be taken home)
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Fujioka (藤岡市)'s official pagecity.fujioka.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Tomioka (富岡市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site
- Drop-off
- Drop off at Kabura Seien, reservation required. Cremation fee: small (under 15kg) resident ¥5,500 / non-resident ¥16,500; large (15kg and over) resident ¥7,700 / non-resident ¥23,100.
- Ash return
- Not stated on the official site
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Tomioka (富岡市)'s official pagecity.tomioka.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Annaka (安中市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site (no mention of home collection)
- Drop-off
- Drop-off allowed (Sumirekaoka Seien. Small animals under 15kg: residents ¥5,340, non-residents ¥21,380; 15kg or more: residents ¥7,480, non-residents ¥32,080. Phone reservation required, maximum 3 per day, human remains given priority)
- Ash return
- Not stated on the official site
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Annaka (安中市)'s official pagecity.annaka.lg.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Midori (みどり市)
Pickup: call to confirm · Drop-off available · Ash return: call to confirm
- Pickup
- Not stated on the official site
- Drop-off
- Cremation at Kiryu City Crematorium: under 1kg ¥1,100 / under 10kg ¥3,300 / under 20kg ¥5,500 (for dogs, cats, and birds). Drop-off at Kiryu City Cleaning Center: dogs ¥520 / cats ¥200
- Ash return
- Not stated on the official site
- Keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (how to)
- Open the official page below and call the office
- 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 Midori (みどり市)'s official pagecity.midori.gunma.jp (in Japanese, checked July–August 2026)
Fees and conditions can change. Always confirm the latest details on the official page and with the office before you apply. 4 of these municipalities don't publish a fee on their official page, so you'll need to call to ask.
If you want to keep the ashes, or the municipal option doesn't work for you
Municipal pickup is communal cremation or burial as a rule, and most don't return the ashes. You also can't be present. If you want to keep the ashes, or be there until the end, a private pet cremation service is the option.
The difference between communal, individual (unattended), and witnessed individual cremation is covered on ourTypes of cremation page; typical costs are on our Cremation costspage; and what to check when picking a company is on our Choosing a provider page. Whichever company you choose, confirm a total price with no surprise extras before you book. If you're not sure where to start, a nationwide referral service that gathers quotes from multiple providers is one way in.
Request a quote through Pet Sōgi 110-ban
Pet Kasou Happiness (ペット火葬ハピネス) is another mobile cremation option available nationwide. Its published rate is a starting price (¥5,500+), so confirm the full total here too before booking.
If you live in a town or village not listed here
The list above covers Gunma's cities. Towns and villages have their own separate fees and programs, so call your local town or village office (often the environment or sanitation division) to ask. There are only three things you need to ask:
- The fee for pickup and for drop-off, separately
- Whether ashes are returned (most municipalities use communal cremation or burial, with no ash return)
- Any weight or size limit (some cap it at, for example, under 25kg)
If your local office can't help, a private service can be reached anywhere in Japan.
Get a cremation quote from a nationwide service
Nearby prefectures
If your pet passed away while visiting family, or you'd like to compare an option across a prefecture border, the other prefectures in the Kanto region are laid out the same way.
Comparing by price or ash return
- Estimate the cost for your pet
- Municipal pickup services nationwide (browse by prefecture)
- Top 30 cheapest municipalities
- Municipalities that return ashes
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to have Gunma cremate or pick up a pet?
Among the 6 municipalities where we could confirm a drop-off fee on the official page, the cheapest is Ota (太田市) at ¥200, and the highest is Tomioka (富岡市) at ¥5,500 (as of August 2026). Pickup (having them come collect it) usually costs extra in most cities, so check each city's card above for details.
Do municipalities in Gunma return the ashes?
In Gunma, the municipalities where we could confirm an ash-return option on the official page are Kiryu (桐生市), Isesaki (伊勢崎市). The rest use communal cremation or burial as a rule, and ashes are not returned. If you want to be certain of getting the ashes back, a private pet cremation service is the option.
Before I call the city office, what should I do first?
First, keep the body cool and settle it somewhere stable (especially urgent in summer). Then call your city or ward office. For dogs, you'll also need to file a death notification within 30 days. What to do on the day itself is covered on our "what to do right away" page.
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