The Ceremony | 神前式
Oct 12
2024
Reception | 披露宴
Oct 12
2024
Tokyo Sightseeing Day
Oct 11
2024
generally formal
Please note that you will be removing shoes to enter the shrine's main altar building so make sure your shoes are not complicated to remove prior to ceremony!
(and that your socks/stockings do not have holes on...)
<< Western Style >>
Ladies:
Dress/suits with less skin showing (wearing jacket/shawl is ok!). Make sure you are wearing stockings/tights as the shrine cannot be entered in barefeet.
Gents:
Suits with tie/waistcoat/pocketchief thingy. Make sure you are wearing socks as the shrine cannot be entered in barefeet.
<< Japanese Style >>
Ladies:
Irotomesode or Houmongi if you are married. Furisode or Houmongi if you are free :)
Gents:
Kuromontsuki with your family crest, or any kimono with hakama as it's a formal occasion.
11:15am -- Simon and Otoha will be arriving at the shrine, photo shoots starts. This is a very nice place and since you won't have much time after ceremony, we encourage you to come around the same time if you wanted to take some pictures and walk around the premises.
11:15am -- サイモンと乙羽が写真撮影のために到着予定。
11:20am ish -- The waiting room in the main office building will be open for us to go in.
11:20am頃 -- 社務所内の控室が開室
11:30am -- Family Meet-up in the waiting room.
11:30am -- 両家の顔合わせ(控室).
11:55am ish -- We will be asked to be ready to take part in the first part of the ceremony, where we all walk in a queue to the central altar building of the shrine.
11:55am頃 -- 『三振の儀』の準備として、整列の案内がある予定。
12:30pm -- End of Ceremony. We will all be transported to the next venue by taxis (pre-arranged by us).
12:30pm -- 神前式の終わり。次の会場までタクシーで移動 (事前にこちらで手配済み)。
Please make your own way there.
When you get to the shrine, there will be a sign directing you to the waiting room.
You would have removed your shoes when entering the building. There will be bathroom inside.
社務所の入り口から、建物内にある控室へ入れるようになっています。入り口に下駄箱があるので履き物はこちらで預けてください。
ここから『三振の儀』として、太鼓橋を渡り本殿へ移動となります。
10品の会席料理となります。
Traditional kaiseki style, 10-course meal.
Sakizuke: Appetizer
Shunsai: Seasonal Vegetables
Owan: Soup
Otsukuri: Seasonal Sashimi
Onsai: Warm Dish
Yakimono: Grilled Dish
Susumezakana: Sake Nibble
Tomezakana: Last Dish before Oshokuji
Oshokuji: Seasonal Rice Dish
Mizugashi: Dessert
We will all be taking taxis straight from the ceremony, arranged by the wedding agency.
Please follow the car arrangement they will have, be nice to each other on your short taxi journey through this still a traditional area of Tokyo :)
挙式に参列された方は湯島天満宮より全員、事前に手配済みのタクシーでの移動となります。
食事会より参加の方は、お手数ですが現地集合でお願いいたします!
venue tbc as it will depend on how many people want to be around - looking to go for some sort of izakaya / karaoke places near Asakusa or Akihabara / Tokyo station area. It will be a very very casual outing.
Please RSVP / let us know if you think you will be around so that we can coordinate easily!
場所は参加人数によるのでまだ未定。とっっってもカジュアルに居酒屋だかカラオケに行って無礼講にします!
参加ボタンまたは参加希望の旨をお知らせください♪