Your wedding is one of the most
important days in your life, and we know you want it to be
unforgettable. If you are thinking of a different and
unique ceremony, Kyoto is the ideal location to experience it.
Fully escorted from arrival to departure, our wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples combines millenary
tradition with the possibility to enjoy a taylor made honeymoon
in Japan.
We will provide traditional Japanese kimono attire for the
occasion, a wonderful bouquet of Japanese flowers and a dreamful
wedding ceremony in a real Zen Buddhist temple: the Shunkō-in
(Temple of the Ray of Spring Light). The event will take place
in Kyoto, the most beautiful Japanese city. It homes 17 UNESCO
World Heritage sites and 20% of Japan's National Treasures.
You and your wedding guests will be picked up at Osaka International Airport and taken to Kyoto by taxi or rapid train service. Then you will check in at GranVia Kyoto hotel. This hotel features 30sqm soundproof rooms within Kyoto station’s main structure.
There will be a wedding attire fitting and hair styling consultation and then you will enjoy free time to take a first glimpse of Kyoto and explore the surroundings. You might as well dive into the swimming pool, exercise at the gym or rest for the Big day. It is also possible to exchange foreign currency at this hotel.
10:00 Hair styling and dressing for
your traditional Japanese wedding.
11:30 Departure to Shunkō-in Temple
in a limousine accompanied by a hair dresser and your
Go!GayJAPAN guide.
12:15 Arrive to the Temple.
13:00 Wedding ceremony and photo
session (if desired).
14:00 End of the ceremony and return
to the hotel.
15:00 Arrival to hotel.
15:30 Change of clothes and spare
time.
17:30 Wedding Dinner at Shiokoji Rakusui
Restaurant.
This day will be spent exploring the treasures of Kyoto: The Kinkakuji or “Temple of the Golden Pavilion”, a National Special Historic Site and a National Special Landscape, the impressive Nijo Castle, and many other wonders of the old capital such as the Ryozen Kannon and Kodaiji temples.
Then you will be given some spare time to do shopping in
traditional streets before enjoying a delicious
matcha tea with sweets.
Day 4 may be the beginning of your honeymoon in Japan. It is possible to design a Custom-made Honeymoon Tour that will take place from this day on, or to pick one of our exciting routes.
You may also choose to fly back home if you are on a tight
schedule. If this is the case your Go!GayJAPAN guide will escort
you from the hotel to the airport by taxi.