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Everything couples need to know about getting married in Japan, in the order we'd decide it: the legal part, who works for you, the ceremony, the season, the place, the cost and the days around the wedding, each chapter linked to our longer guide.
Read the storyPlanning from abroad, legal marriage, Shinto ceremonies, venues, seasons, guests, food and cost: the questions international couples ask us most about a…
The Japanese character for ma is a gate with the sun inside it. What the space between things means in Japan, from…
The full Taian 2027 calendar of lucky wedding days in Japan, checked day by day: which dates fill first, why only fifteen…
This week: new stays in Tokyo and Fukuoka, two new tables in Jiyugaoka and Kyoto, a later autumn colour forecast, and the…
An elopement in Japan deserves as much thought as a wedding for two hundred. Our guide covers the legal side, where to…
We first wrote this page in January 2022, when the answer was no. The answer now is yes. What couples and their…
It rained on Tokyo for thirty-seven days in a row, and on one of them, a couple married at Jinya. Their gothic…
Sixty-six guests were waiting at their Tokyo welcome party. Before they walked through the door, a break in weeks of rain gave…
The decisions that cause the most trouble at weddings in Japan are usually made before anything looks like a wedding. After years…
The film 358 directors voted the greatest ever made barely moves its camera. What "cinematic" really means in a wedding film, why…
