However, in Hokkaido, a greeting card to express thanks for attending the funeral and an article having a monetary value of several hundreds yen are often given to a mourner together with a receipt for the Koden at the lykewake and no gift is sent in return for the Koden upon the end of mourning period.
ただし、北海道では、会葬御礼の挨拶状と、数百円程度の品物が香典の領収書と共に通夜の時に渡され、忌明け時に香典返しを行うことはないことが多い。