What are Wakon, Shinzen-shiki, Shrine, and Shinto?

For many people, Japanese traditional wedding ceremony is Sinzen-shiki. It is the wedding ceremony at shrine. Some people call the wedding style "Wakon" in Japan.

What are Shrine and Shinto?

Shinto is specific Japanese religion, and Shrine is the facility of Shinto. Shinto is a polytheism targeting multiple gods for its beliefs. Shinto believes that a lot of gods are worshipped in Shrine.

By the way, Shrines and temples are two different religious facilities. Shrines are a facility for Shinto and temples are a facility for Buddhism.

History

Actually, Sinzen-shiki has only about 100 years history, although even Japanese people think it has very long history. In 1900, the emperor of those days (Taisho-emperor) in Japan held Sinzen-shiki. Then, many Japanese people longed for the style, and ordinary people began to held Sinzen-shiki.

Attractiveness

In Sinzen-shiki, you can held wedding ceremony under Japanese solemn and grandiose atmosphere, with beautiful Japanese dress; Kimono.

In addition to it, Sinzen-shiki ceremony take less money than Christian wedding ceremony in general. The cost is depending on the ceremonies, it is ¥30,000~¥100,000.

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