Wisdom & Haruka's Wedding Invitation

令和8年11月16日

湯島天満宮 · 東京

Monday · 16 November 2026

Yushima Tenmangu · Tokyo

Message

It is with full hearts that we invite you to share the day we say "yes" to a life made together, beneath the autumn maples of Yushima Tenmangu, on a quiet November afternoon in Tokyo.

The years that brought us here have been kinder for the people in them, and you are among the ones who shaped us. We hope, with everything, that yours will be one of the faces we see when we look out across the shrine on the sixteenth.

Venue

Entering Yushima Tenmangu

Marrying at a Tenjin shrine is to ask for a wise, smart beginning. Its halls and ema plaques are carved from kiso hinoki, the long-grained cypress that, for a couple, carries musubi: a bond patient and strong, deepening with the years.

  1. Purification
    Arriving guests rinse their hands at the chōzuya basin near the entrance, a small gesture of respect before stepping into the sanctuary.
  2. Entry
    A Shinto priest leads the procession into the inner shrine. Please bow once at the gate as you cross the threshold.
  3. The Sake Vows
    Wisdom and Haruka exchange three sips from each of three cups, the san-san-kudo, the heart of the rite that seals the union.
  4. Photography
    Please refrain from photos during the rite itself; the keeper will signal warmly when the moment to capture arrives.

The Day

2026.11.16

Chosen as a Taian, the most auspicious day in the Japanese rokuyō calendar for new beginnings.

  1. 2:00 PM
    Guests begin to arrive
  2. 2:15 PM
    Photo session
  3. 2:30 PM
    Welcome reception
  4. 3:00 PM
    Ceremony begins
    The ceremony will be conducted entirely in Japanese.
  5. 3:30 PM
    Ceremony ends
  6. 7:30 PM
    Reception dinner

Kimono or Western attire, both equally welcome.

Until the day

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Memories

Some moments along the way

A favourite memory A favourite memory Wisdom and Haruka in front of Tokyo Tower

Travel & Stay

Finding your way to us

Yushima Tenmangu worship hall
Yushima Tenmangu
〒113-0034 東京都文京区湯島3-30-1
3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyō City, Tokyo
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Yushima Tenmangu sits a short walk from Yushima Station (Chiyoda Line) and Ueno-Hirokōji Station (Ginza Line). For guests staying nearby, a few hotels we love within walking distance of the shrine.

Hotel Edoya

3-20-3 Yushima · 5 minutes on foot

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Hotel Niwa Tokyo

1-1-16 Misaki-chō, Chiyoda · 12 minutes by car

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Tokyo Garden Palace

1-7-5 Yushima, Bunkyō · 5 minutes on foot

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