Sunday, March 28, 2010

Wedding Day at Meiji Shrine, A Cultural Experience

The Meiji shrine is the biggest and most popular shrine to visit in Tokyo. The torii gates are made from cypress wood more than 1,700 years old and we passed through 3 of them before we reached the main buildings.

Marcus being extra reverent

wedding couple #1

wedding couple #2

the wedding procession--Did I mention this is a popular place for weddings?

Women dressed in traditional kimonos for the wedding

2 comments:

  1. It's like the Japanese version of the SLC temple! j/k Love the picture of Marcus' reverance.

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  2. I was thinking the same thing Cami! Enjoy your last few weeks in Oki!

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