JAPAN

 

"Your Ceremony of Love in a Historic Japanese House

"Make your wedding day, anniversary, or renewal of vows as timeless as
your love. Experience the grace, artistry and refinement of a
traditional Japanese ceremony of love and devotion in the historic
setting of a Kyoto merchant’s home! "

 

Tondaya Merchant's House Kyoto

A traditional Japanese Home - The Perfect site for your Wedding Ceremony

Our history and life style in Nishijin. The house of the Tanaka family is a registered land mark and cultural property.

Since Muromachi era Nishijin has prospered in textiles. The place where the two roads, Imadegawa and Omiya cross, is called "Senryo-gatuji". It was a bustling place where vendors sold their raw silk valued at Sen-ryo (extremely high prices). In this area is Omiya Ichijo, a place with a long and distinguished history. Tonda-ya House was built about 120 years ago,
And maintains the typical historical Japanese style of a kyoto merchant's house.

The merchant's house continues to pass down the atmosphere of the Meji era from generation to generation.

Tonda-ya was handed down through 9 generations as a money exchange shop in Fushimi until the end of the early modern period, when in 1885 it was transformed to be this famous place as a wholesale store for Nishijin textiles. The house was expanded in 1935, now composed of three sections (A Japanese style guest room with tatami mats on the floor, a reception room and a tea-ceremony room). The tea-ceremony room was given a special name of "Rakujyu" by the Master of Tea-Ceremonies, Mr.Mushanokouji..

We hope to maintain our culture by retaining our house as a culture & land- mark Japanese Kyoto Style home. We tried to preserve the building representing a time capsule the history and culture of Kyoto, On display you 'll find some traditional instruments and furniture.

Wedding in Japan:
Beauty, grace, joy, tradition, style, good luck! Your wedding in Japan is all of these.

For your wedding, everything must be perfect. What better place than Japan, where we define perfection as the union of beauty, grace, joy, tradition and style.

Dressed in fine silk kimonos, you exchange your vows in a traditional merchant’s home, then proceed (by rickshaw, if you like) to a nearby temple for blessings on your new family.

It’s a very special ceremony for your very special day. Please let us do it for you!

Honeymoon in Japan Start your married life in the land of serenity and tradition . . .in Japan! You'll don a traditional kimono-black for the groom and snow-white for the radiant bride-and raise a glass of sake to affirm your commitment Japanese-style. Of course, we'll arrange to have a photographer on hand to record the exotic beginning of your life together. Then, off you go, from throbbing Tokyo to luxuriate in a secluded spa in the Nikko mountains, and onward to Mount Fuji, and a panoply of unforgettable sensations that you'll always treasure. La lune de miel au Japon Commencez votre vie épousée dans la terre de la sérénité et de la tradition. . . le Japon! Vous mettrez un kimono traditionnel—noir pour le mari et pur blanc pour la mariée rayonnante—et soulèverez un verre de saké pour affirmer vos noces de manière japonaise. Bien sûr, nous arrangerons la présence d’un photographe pour enregistrer le début exotique de votre vie ensemble. Puis, vous parterez, du centre palpitant de Tokyo à la vie luxueuse d’un spa isolé dans les montagnes Nikko, et de là au Mont Fuji, avec une panoplie de sensations inoubliables que vous garderez toujours près de votre coeur.

 

 

 

Your Wedding in a Historic Japanese House

 

Experience the grace, artistry and refinement of a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony in the historic setting of a Kyoto merchant’s home!

Your memorable special day begins with a tour of the 120-year-old house to prepare you for the lovely ceremony to come. We explain the history of Japan, its marriage customs, and the furnishings and decorations of this traditional home. When the house tour is done, you’ll eagerly look
forward to the truly timeless moment when you will exchange vows as they have been exchanged by loving couples for centuries in our country.

Following your tour of the house, you, the bride and groom, prepare for the ceremony by dressing in beautiful wedding kimonos and practicing movement in these supremely graceful, comfortable costumes.

Appropriately dressed, you proceed to the inner sanctum of the guest
house, where the ceremony takes place.

Your service begins with traditional welcomes and the bestowal of sacred Japanese bracelets to the betrothed couple. The officiant describes the blessed, happy state of marriage, and prepares the couple for their exchange of vows.

You exchange vows of love, respect and devotion with your beloved in the time-honored way.

Tondaya

Our history and life style in Nishijin.The house of the Tanaka family is a registered land mark and cultural property.

Ride in a rickshaw from the merchant’s house to and around the Seimei shrine

 

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