An Intimate Plum Blossom Wedding in Japan at Jinya
Japan named its current era after a dinner under a plum tree. Late in March, at Jinya in Tsurumaki Onsen, a couple…
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Thirteen Strings and a Dance Floor: A Destination Wedding Weekend in Japan
Two house music lovers from the Bay Area brought their people to Japan for a weekend and asked its oldest instruments to…
The Way In Became the Aisle: A Wedding at Jinya, Tsurumaki Onsen
Jinya, in Tsurumaki Onsen, began as a villa for receiving guests, on ground that was once a samurai's camp. This couple were…
A Rainy Day Elopement in Japan, at Jinya in Cherry Blossom Season
Japan has a name for the long rain of early spring, and it comes from the yellow flowers that bloom under it.…
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:…
A Card for Every Guest: A Late Autumn Wedding in Japan at Jinya
A Canadian couple brought their people to Jinya with the maples at their peak, under a red Fuji at dawn. At every…
A Small Wedding in Japan at Jinya, as the Cherry Blossom Opened
Late March at Jinya, in the five days Japan's old calendar names for the first cherry blossom. A grandmother, a baby of…
A Jinya Ryokan Elopement, From the Garden to Mt Fuji at Dusk
They sailed to Japan from Australia and gave their elopement the whole day: a ryokan garden in Hadano, words read aloud in…