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Inspiration & Stories

Komorebi: What It Means That Japan Has a Word for This

By37 Frames
March 6, 2026
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Japan has a word for sunlight filtering through leaves. Komorebi. English does not. A language that names this is a language that pays attention to light. A culture that pays attention to light has decided that beauty is not a luxury.

Mountain landscape evoking the determination and courage of Junko Tabei

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Inspiration & Stories

She Was Buried by an Avalanche and Kept Climbing

By37 Frames
March 4, 2026
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Junko Tabei was four feet nine. She was told to stay home and raise children. She founded Japan’s first women’s climbing club, was buried by an avalanche on Everest, and summited twelve days later. In curtain trousers.

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Real Weddings & Elopements

The Village That Time Forgot

By37 Frames
February 11, 2026
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A mountain village of 700 people. A 150-year-old Japanese residence. A bride in a Sailor Moon headdress. Studio Ghibli scores playing through the mountains. This is what happens when a couple trusts the process and goes completely off the map.

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Wedding Planning in Japan

The Heart of Connection | Why We Believe in Getting to Know Each Other First

By37 Frames
February 2, 2026
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Connection matters to us. Our first call with a couple isn’t an interview; it’s a conversation. A moment to listen, share, and understand whether our way of working feels right for you, and whether we can create something calm, personal, and deeply meaningful together.

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Life Abroad & Personal Reflections

January Thoughts | What We’re Carrying Into the New Season

By37 Frames
February 1, 2026
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Sometimes, our mentees unknowingly give us the pause we don’t think we have time for. Here are the thoughts we’re carrying into the new season – not as answers, just as perspective.

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Photography & Filmmaking

When Fuji Shows Herself | A Pre-Wedding Photoshoot at Japan’s Most Iconic Mountain

By37 Frames
January 31, 2026
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Mt Fuji only reveals herself about 70 days a year. When she does appear, you don’t waste it. This couple came from Singapore for their pre-wedding photoshoot, and Fuji showed up.

Couple standing in private bamboo forest during intimate wedding ceremony in Tochigi, Japan

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Real Weddings & Elopements

A Bamboo Forest Wedding Film

By37 Frames
January 30, 2026
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We wrote about this wedding already. But here’s what we didn’t tell you: some days only truly hit you when you watch them back. This was one of those days.

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Inspiration & Stories

2016 | Ten Years Ago, We Were Still Becoming

By37 Frames
January 20, 2026
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A reflection sparked by a simple IG trend and a decade of distance. Looking back at 2016 – a year of movement, experimentation, and creative shaping … and the reminder that style evolves, voices deepen, and growth only becomes clear in hindsight.

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Photography & Filmmaking

Why Wedding Photographers are Rebranding Themselves as Creators Now

By37 Frames
January 19, 2026
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(And Why That Matters More Than Ever) Earlier this week, on a Zoom call with one of our…

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