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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The Question From the Back of the Room: Destination Wedding Companies in Japan, Then and Now
Ten years ago, at a talk for Japan's wedding industry, a man at the back asked us what a destination wedding was.…
Where Everyone Sat: Memory and Place, From Simonides to the Wedding Table
The memory palace began with a collapsed roof and a poet who remembered where every guest had been sitting. Two and a…
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…
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…
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…