HOTEL GAJOEN TOKYO

Japan's first all-encompassing wedding hall!
The precious bond between you and your partner will be strengthened by a wedding ceremony held in this enchanting location surrounded by traditional Japanese beauty. Located just a 3-minute walk from Meguro Station, Hotel Gajoen Tokyo has hosted more than 220,000 happy couples over the past century. When you step into this extraordinary space, you will find yourself surrounded by walls and ceilings in rich celebratory colors and in a style that is both sophisticated and traditional.

Two shrines dedicated to the deity of the Izumo Taisha and two elegant stand-alone chapels are available for wedding ceremonies. The hotel has 17 banquet rooms of various sizes that can accommodate from 6 to 480 people. There is also a restaurant on the premises that can be reserved for private wedding parties.

Hotel Gajoen Tokyo has two beautiful shrines, each distinguishable by its unique atmosphere, and both can be used for an authentic Shinto ceremony under the deity of Izumo Taisha, a shrine famous for marriage ceremonies. Our first shrine, Omiden, is vermilion in color, built in the traditional Shinto style known as honsha, and decorated with vivid artwork. The second shrine, Amahoden, presents a stylish image in striking purple and black.

Wedding ceremonies held at Amahoden can include a bridal procession, accompanied by the sound of bamboo flutes and other traditional wind instruments, into the shrine along a beautiful corridor adorned with valuable Japanese paintings and other artwork. Then, in front of the altar, guests will be treated to a live performance of mikomai, a traditional dance by shrine maidens, and the bride and groom will carry out sankon-no-gi, the exchange of sacred sake cups. Shinzoku katame-no-gi, an exchange of sacred sake cups between relatives of the bride and groom, brings in loved ones to complete the ceremony. Also possible to include are the benisashi-no-gi, in which the bride's mother applies lipstick to her daughter's lips as the finishing touch to the bride's preparation, and the entrance of the bride and her father hand in hand into the shrine.

We receive many wedding inquiries from people living abroad, and we are happy to provide consultations to couples wishing to hold wedding ceremonies or photo shoots. The Hotel Gajoen Tokyo offers a wide variety of plans to suit any budget—from reasonably priced single-outfit photo-wedding plans to luxury photo shoots at the Hyakudan Staircase, a beautiful piece of architecture located in the former Meguro Gajoen and designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a tangible cultural property.

We also offer overnight-accommodation and dinner packages, so we can flexibly respond to various requests. If you want a wedding surrounded by the beauty of Japan or wish to experience a quintessentially Japanese wedding, look no further than the Hotel Gajoen Tokyo.