Course Abstract

“Shinzen Kekkonshiki” is one of the wedding styles popular in Japan. It is a Shinto style wedding, which means a wedding before the gods. One of the highlights at the ceremony is the drinking of sake by the couples with three different sizes of flat cups called “sakazuki”.

Materials for Reference

• The Rituals of a Traditional Japanese Shinto Wedding

  https://fastjapan.com/en/p117513

• Meiji Shrine & Japanese weddings – Harajuku – Tokyo

  http://www.visionsoftravel.org/meiji-shrine-japanese-weddings-harajuku-tokyo/

• Shrine Wedding for Foreigners

  https://wedding-in-japan.serendipity-flower.com/shrine-wedding-for-foreigners/