Wedding Kimono Part 2

If I have a chance to get married with Shiromuku in Japan, there are several places where I dream of having my wedding ceremony.

One of them is "Heian Jingu Shrine," a Shinto Shrine which locates in Kyoto, Japan.

Heian Jingu Shrine is one of the beautiful shrines in Kyoto. I am always amazed by the beautiful scenery of the garden at Heian Jingu Shrine.

The main gate infront of Heian Jungu Shrine is called "Torii." It is one of the largest torii in Japan

The Heian Jingu was built in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the establishment of Heiankyō, the old name of Kyoto. The shrine is dedicated to Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

Meiji Jingu Shrine is another great place for Japanese traditional wedding.

Unlike splendid Heian Jingu, the Meiji Jingu looks more calm down and soiemn.



Meiji Shrine located in hibuya, Tokyo. It is also the Shinto Shrine dedicating to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife. When Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and his wife in 1914, the
Japanese people wished to pay their respects to the two influential Japanese figures. It was for this reason that Meiji Shrine was constructed and their souls enshrined in 1920.


The original building was destroyed during the World War II. The present iteration of the shrine was funded through a public fund raising effort and completed in 1958.

In 2009 Hillary Clinton also visited Meiji Jingu Shrineon on her first foreign trip representing the newly elected President Obama.

Meiji Shrine has a forest covering an area of 700,000 square-meters (about 175 acres). There is an evergreen forest that consists of 120,000 trees of 365 different species on the Shrine site, which were donated by people from all parts of Japan when the shrine was established.

The shrine itself is comprised of two major areas- Naien and Gaien, respectively.

The Naien is the inner precinct, which is centered on the shrine buildings and includes a treasure museum that houses articles of the Emperor and Empress.



The Gaien is the outer precinct, which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery that houses a collection of 80 large murals illustrative of the events in the lives of the Emperor and his consort.










Today Gaien is used for the Japanese traditional wedding.















The wedding at a shrine with Shiromuku is part of the Japanese beauties and my admiration.

* Pictures are from Google image



http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/english/0401.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Shrine