Formal to Senior
Care · Daily · Support
お盆ですから、ご一緒にお仏壇にお参りしましょうか。 — Since it's Obon, shall we visit the family altar together? (Care · Daily · Support, Formal to Senior, JLPT N4)
You
お盆ですから、ご一緒にお仏壇にお参りしましょうか。
おぼんですから、ごいっしょにおぶつだんにおまいりしましょうか。
Since it's Obon, shall we visit the family altar together?
Romaji: Obon desu kara, goissho ni obutsudan ni omairi shimashou ka. / Reply Romaji: Ee, onegai shimasu.
Reply
ええ、お願いします。
ええ、おねがいします。
Yes, please.
Gesture & etiquette
Support them walking to the altar room if needed. Stand slightly behind/beside them at the altar so they lead. Light the incense for them if they request. Watch silently during their prayer. Help them sit if they kneel.
Many seniors value daily butsudan (family Buddhist altar) prayer — connection to deceased family. Inviting them during Obon (mid-August) honors a meaningful seasonal ritual. The 'ご一緒に' (together) frames it as accompaniment, not direction. Prepare incense and fresh water at the altar; let them lead the gesture and pace of prayer.