7 Must-Try Traditional Japanese Wedding Ideas for a Unique 和装 (Wafuku) Ceremony ♡

I Want to Know About "Japanese-Style Performances" for a Traditional Wedding ♡

To all the brides-to-be planning a traditional wedding, how is your ceremony preparation going? ♡ Since it's a wedding unique to Japan, you want to surprise your guests not only with outfits and decorations but also with Japanese-style performances, right?＊

Here are seven "Japanese-style performances" you can incorporate into your traditional wedding ♩

Japanese-Style Performance 1: Entering with a Folding Umbrella ♡

The folding umbrella is a classic item used in pre-wedding photo shoots. Choose an umbrella that matches the color and design of your white kimono or colored uchikake, and enter hand-in-hand with your husband, sharing the umbrella together! ♡

Japanese-Style Performance 2: The Bride's Boat ♡

"The Bride's Boat" is a traditional wedding ceremony that has been seen in water towns where traveling by boat is commonplace. This uniquely Japanese ceremony is beautiful and moving! ♡

This "Bride's Boat" is famously conducted in Itako City, Ibaraki Prefecture. How romantic to travel by boat to where your husband is waiting!＊

Japanese-Style Performance 3: Kagami Biraki ♡

Instead of cutting a wedding cake, how about performing Kagami Biraki? ♡ After the couple joyfully opens the sake barrel (komodaru), everyone can have fun enjoying the sake together! It seems that Kagami Biraki also has the meaning of "opening good fortune."＊

Japanese-Style Performance 4: Onigiri Bite ♡

Instead of the traditional cake for the first bite, the trend is increasing for the couple to feed each other onigiri, which is more Japanese! ♡ The onigiri served at the wedding is sure to taste better than any you've ever had before! ♡

Japanese-Style Performance 5: Daruma Eye Insertion ♡

The eye insertion of the daruma has a meaning of making a wish by coloring one eye in, and once the wish is granted, coloring in the other eye to complete it. ♡ You can make a wish on the day of the ceremony by coloring one eye, or you could wish for a smooth wedding in advance and complete both eyes on the day! ♩

Japanese-Style Performance 6: Origami Crane Shower ♡

Just like popular flower showers or ribbon showers in the West, you can arrange a traditional Japanese twist! ♩ Fold origami cranes together with your husband using washi paper or traditional patterns to create a deeper bond! ♡

Japanese-Style Performance 7: Exiting in a Rickshaw ♡

How about a very unique idea of exiting in a rickshaw? ♡ You can pair this with the crane shower from "Performance 6." ♩

Packed Full of Japanese Traditional Culture ♡

We introduced seven "Japanese-style performances" tailored for traditional weddings ♩ Let's entertain your guests with performance ideas that can only be done at a Japanese wedding! ♡