The Place That Started It All: A Tokyo Garden Wedding
A Tokyo garden wedding at a house built in 1920, a morning floating above Shinjuku at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, a shrine…
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A Garden of Their Own: A Nipponia Elopement in the Plum Rain
They asked for somewhere deep in nature, quiet and completely still. In the mountain village of Kosuge, in the week the old…
Simple Can Be Remarkable: A Spring Elopement at Mt Fuji
They arrived with a simple wish: Fuji, cherry blossoms, vows and photographs. The day opened into sunrise, a shrine blessing, hōtō at…
Hanagumori at Taiseki-ji: A Buddhist Temple Wedding in Japan
Seven moments mattered enough for the couple to name them before the wedding, and every one involved another person. Around those moments…
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…
Attending a Wedding in Japan: What Guests Should Know
A wedding in Japan asks a lot of the people who come to it, and gives a lot back. What to wear…
A June Wedding in Japan: Jinya, a Sacred Raffle and Kabukicho
Their friend announced two sacred moments: the sharing of sake, and a raffle. From a garden ceremony at Jinya to a night…
Planning a Destination Wedding Weekend in Japan, Whatever the Day
Your guests are crossing oceans, many are meeting for the first time, and Japan is asking to be seen. This is how…
Shinto Wedding in Japan: Shrine, Chapel or Garden?
The shrine wedding looks ancient, but its modern form dates from 1900, and the three cups at its heart began at home.…
Thanks for Showing Up: An Onsen Wedding in Japan
His only vow was "thanks for showing up". He'd first met her father in a hot spring, so they married at one:…
Beneath the Blossom: Two Brides in Japan at Jinya
All they wanted was blossom, and spring was taking its time making promises. Over two days at Jinya and in the gardens…