When Fuji Wears a Hat: Reading Mount Fuji Weather
Around the Fuji Five Lakes, people have read the mountain's weather for generations: one cap cloud for rain, two for wind and…
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37 Frames
37 Frames is a wedding planning, photography and film studio in Tokyo, founded by Tracey Taylor and Dee Green. The studio plans weddings and elopements across Japan and around the world. Its weddings have appeared in Vogue and The New York Times.
Wedding in Japan FAQ: Straight Answers to the Questions Couples Ask Us
Planning from abroad, legal marriage, Shinto ceremonies, venues, seasons, guests, food and cost: the questions international couples ask us most about a…
Ma: The Japanese Word for the Space Between Things
The Japanese character for ma is a gate with the sun inside it. What the space between things means in Japan, from…
Taian 2027: Japan’s Lucky Wedding Days, and the Case for the Unlucky Ones
The full Taian 2027 calendar of lucky wedding days in Japan, checked day by day: which dates fill first, why only fifteen…
Japan Destination Wedding News: New Tables, New Stays and a Later Autumn
This week: new stays in Tokyo and Fukuoka, two new tables in Jiyugaoka and Kyoto, a later autumn colour forecast, and the…
Room for Two: How to Elope in Japan
An elopement in Japan deserves as much thought as a wedding for two hundred. Our guide covers the legal side, where to…
Can I Travel to Japan Now? What to Know Before You Travel to Japan for a Wedding
We first wrote this page in January 2022, when the answer was no. The answer now is yes. What couples and their…
It Was Meant to Rain: A Gothic Fairy Tale Wedding at Jinya
It rained on Tokyo for thirty-seven days in a row, and on one of them, a couple married at Jinya. Their gothic…
One Hour to Themselves: Shibuya Pre-Wedding Photos Before the Party
Sixty-six guests were waiting at their Tokyo welcome party. Before they walked through the door, a break in weeks of rain gave…
Before You Book Anything: 10 Things Couples Wish They Knew Before Planning a Wedding in Japan
The decisions that cause the most trouble at weddings in Japan are usually made before anything looks like a wedding. After years…
Nothing Was Staged: What a Cinematic Wedding Film Really Means
The film 358 directors voted the greatest ever made barely moves its camera. What "cinematic" really means in a wedding film, why…