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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…

At Fujisan Winery, a father's speech had barely finished when the entire wedding got up from dinner. Outside, above the silver vaults,…

Seven moments mattered enough for the couple to name them before the wedding, and every one involved another person. Around those moments…

Your guests are crossing oceans, many are meeting for the first time, and Japan is asking to be seen. This is how…

Japan keeps its own calendar. The blossom and the maples arrive on nature's dates, the best places host one celebration a day,…

The shrine wedding looks ancient, but its modern form dates from 1900, and the three cups at its heart began at home.…

There are love stories. And then there are soundtracks. This one? A mix of distortion and devotion, power chords and poetry, cherry blossoms…

When Mt Fuji Becomes Part of the Story There are places in the world that don’t just serve as backdrops. They become…

No. 292 Inspiration & Stories October 1, 2025

The Word We Didn’t Know We Needed There are words in other languages that feel like they were written for us. Words…

No. 291 Wedding Planning in Japan September 30, 2025

The Dream vs. The Reality Getting married in Japan sounds like the stuff of films: cherry blossoms, temples, lanterns glowing at dusk.…

No. 290 Real Weddings & Elopements September 29, 2025

They planned to marry beneath the torii that frames Mt Fuji. The weather had other ideas, and the day moved to a…