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Wedding traditions of Kyoto

The old capital, where couples marry in a shrine in old dress and processions of a bride in a red umbrella cross the temple grounds.

Kyoto is a place where weddings feel like a historic scene. Shrines such as Heian Jingu host Shinto weddings, and many couples hire traditional dress for photographs.

Kyoto: Ninenzaka, pedestrian paved street, with paper umbrellas on a storefront and a couple walking, wearing a yukata . 3 Chome, Higashiyama-ku , Kyoto , Japan .
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

The shrine ceremony has a procession through the grounds, with a priest, a shrine maiden, the couple under a red umbrella and the families behind. The couple exchange sake and rings, then offer a sacred branch of sakaki.

Where weddings happen

Heian Jingu, Yasaka Shrine, Kamigamo Shrine and temples. Reservations are made months ahead.

The season and the calendar

Cherry blossom in April and autumn colours in November are popular.

Wedding customs of Kyoto

Shinto weddingThe shrine rite.TamagushiThe offering of a sacred branch.

Also part of it, and being written: Shiromuku (The bridal kimono.), San-san-kudo (The sake sharing.).

A wedding trail idea for Kyoto

  1. Heian Shrine A major shrine where weddings are held.
  2. Yasaka Shrine A shrine in Gion.
  3. Nishiki Market A market.
  4. Kimono rental shops of Higashiyama Dress hire.
About this page

Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding
🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanSame-sex marriage in Japan同性結婚 (dōsei kekkon) The legal battle and local partnership systems for same-sex couples in JapanModern

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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