Can You Book the Blossom? Planning a Wedding for Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season 2027
Nobody knows the dates of cherry blossom season 2027 yet, not even Japan's weather agency. Ten springs of real bloom records, when…
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Wedding Planning in Japan
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…
Planning a Wedding in Japan as a Foreigner: What Comes First
How to plan a wedding in Japan from overseas: the legal question, who works for you, the venue, the budget and what…
Four Signatures and Everything Else: How to Get Married in Japan
Everything couples need to know about getting married in Japan, in the order we'd decide it: the legal part, who works for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Japanese Wedding Kimono: What Each One Means and How to Wear It
Japanese has one word for the snow on Mt Fuji's summit and the white hood a bride wears with her shiromuku. A…
Japanese Wedding Food: Kaiseki, Sake and Feeding Every Guest
Japan's most formal tea meal is named after hunger. What's really served at a wedding in Japan, which rituals at the table…