Traditional Japanese Wedding

Have you ever seen Traditional Japanese Wedding Ceremony?

An indigenous religion in Japan is Shinto, not Buddhism. The left is a wedding ceremony at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo. A bride is wearing a kimono, especially called "Shiro-Muku" or a white kimono, father and mother of bride are on both sides, the next outsides are "Miko" or virgin consecrated to be a deity. The head gear of bride is called "Tsuno-Kakushi" or a bride's white head covering, we believe that conceal her "Tsuno" or horns. It means that when bride got angry, the tsuno-kakushi cover her anger, and the couple will keep their married life happily.

By the way, I introduce today's guests from Singapore, France and Norway to East Garden of Imperial Palace. On the way to there, they saw modern Japanese Wedding ceremony at Wadakura Fountain Park. It's a completely western-style wedding ceremony and is quite popular in present Japan.

Traditional Japanese ceremonies are about to extinct.

If you want to see the traditional Japanese wedding ceremony and wedding dress, visit Meiji Jingu Shrine.

(Yasunori)