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Never Seen It, Married There: Planning a Wedding in Japan Without Visiting First

Most of our couples plan their wedding in Japan without visiting first. Why that works, what a venue tour can't tell you,…

New stays in Tokyo, Yamagata and the Seto Inland Sea, two new tables, JR East's winter trains and Kobe's autumn garden calendar,…

Already married at home? Your wedding in Japan doesn't wait on any paperwork. What being legally married in Japan involves, from the…

No. 522 Inspiration & Stories October 24, 2026

Shinrin-yoku, Japan's forest bathing, started life as a forestry campaign in 1982. The science came later, smaller and stranger than the slogans,…

No. 521 Inspiration & Stories October 23, 2026

Natsume Sōseki never told a student to translate I love you as the moon is beautiful. The story stuck anyway, because it…

No. 520 Photography & Filmmaking October 22, 2026

Most couples choose a wedding videographer from highlight films. The questions we'd ask instead: is it worth it, can we see a…

Nobody knows the dates of cherry blossom season 2027 yet, not even Japan's weather agency. Ten springs of real bloom records, when…

Ten years ago, at a talk for Japan's wedding industry, a man at the back asked us what a destination wedding was.…

No. 517 Inspiration & Stories October 19, 2026

The memory palace began with a collapsed roof and a poet who remembered where every guest had been sitting. Two and a…

How to plan a wedding in Japan from overseas: the legal question, who works for you, the venue, the budget and what…

Everything couples need to know about getting married in Japan, in the order we'd decide it: the legal part, who works for…