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Ishikawa Kaga Onsen Morino sumika Resort & Spa: The five-room Kazahanaru Area can be completely reserved for large weddings of 100 or more people

Ishikawa Kaga Onsen Morino sumika Resort & Spa: The five-room Kazahanaru Area can be completely reserved for large weddings of 100 or more people

Ishikawa Kaga Onsen Kocho: The hotel can be reserved for weddings of 20 people or more. Small concerts can be held in the small room with piano.

Ishikawa Kaga Onsen Kocho: The hotel can be reserved for weddings of 20 people or more. Small concerts can be held in the small room with piano.

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What is Onsen wedding?

If you want to know more about Onsen weddings, go here. Various case studies, budgets and other topics of interest are also available here.
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Onsen Wedding covers onsen ryokans across Japan. You can experience the onsen ryokans that serve as venues through YouTube and articles.
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Example reports

This section provides examples from across Japan of what kind of wedding was held at what kind of onsen ryokan. For reference for your onsen wedding.

Onsen weddings are “one-night, two-day weddings”, a “hot spring trip + wedding” style wedding with family, friends and guests.

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A wedding is over in three to four hours. Is it really that short? Many people may think so. It is also common for guests and relatives who have come a long way to talk to each other for only a few minutes.

Onsen wedding is a wedding where all guests spend one night and two meals together.

01. Weddings in entire private onsen ryokan

This Ryokan can actually be rented out for 20 people or more.

The main attraction of onsen weddings is the possibility of renting out a small luxury ryokan in its entirety.

It is not easy to rent out an onsen ryokan for use unless it is a wedding. The bars and lounges in onsen ryokan can be used to hold mini-concerts for guests and relatives only.

Onsen wedding can be held in a private onsen ryokan for a total of 20 people. Has there ever been such a luxurious wedding?

02. Perfect wedding even at Onsen wedding in Japan

Onsen wedding is more than just a wedding reception. A full wedding ceremony is held. This is also the charm of a spa wedding.

No shrines in Onsen? No churches either? You might think so, but we can provide transport between the shrine and church at the onsen ryokan to ensure a smooth wedding ceremony.

Recently, it has become very common for public ceremonies to be held in onsen ryokans, rather than in shrines or churches.

03. Onsen weddings not just for Japanese-style weddings

Do you think that onsen weddings can only be held in kimono? Dresses are of course possible.

Onsen weddings can head with a photographer to tourist attractions and installation spots at onsen ryokan for dress and kimono location shoots.

There are many shooting spots in the area around the hot spring ryokan, which makes for wonderful location shooting. It is also possible to shoot in a dress studio, please contact us for details.

04. Same as in onsen ryokan, “pay later” system.

Although you will need to pay a production fee when you sign the contract for a hot spring wedding, unlike guesthouses where everything is paid for in advance, this is a ‘deferred payment’ system, the same as staying at a hot spring hotel. An initial estimate will be made and an approximate amount calculated. Payment is made after the event has taken place. Onsen Weddings produces weddings according to your budget.

05. I want to be invited

What kind of wedding would you like to attend? Onsen Weddings aims to create weddings that people say “I want to be invited” and “I would love to be invited”. What kind of wedding would you like to be invited to?

Onsen ryokan Private experience

A whole small ryokan can be rented out for a hot spring wedding for around 20 people. This is the kind of wedding I would like to attend.

Held at luxury hot spring inns

I’m spending money on a wedding, so a luxury onsen ryokan I’ve never stayed at is an option. This is the kind of wedding I want to be invited to.

Guestroom with private open-air bath

Even if you don’t like big baths, it’s okay. Arrangements can be made for onsen ryokan with open-air baths in all rooms.

Many couples give their parents a “suite” as a gift. Why not give them a trip to a hot spring?

06. Onsen Ryokan throughout Japan are covered.

Onsen Wedding team can deal with and negotiate with any onsen ryokan anywhere in the country. You ask the onsen ryokan you go to directly, “Can we have a wedding there?” If you ask the onsen ryokan directly if it is possible to hold your wedding ceremony, they will refuse. In such cases, we will negotiate with the inn and make arrangements for you to hold your wedding at the onsen.

Flow of events up to the day of the event

Step 1: First, contact Onsen Wedding.

Please contact Onsen Weddings first from here. You don’t have to have anything set in stone. Just saying that you want to have your wedding at a hot spring hotel is fine. First of all, we would like to talk to you. You can contact us by e-mail or on line.

Contact Onsen Wedding team

Step 2: Meeting (in person OR remotely)

We have a Tokyo Salon, Ishikawa Salon and Niigata Salon ready for you to meet with us via ZOOM/LINE or we can travel to you for a meeting (travel costs will apply) Please consult with us first. Please make sure you fully understand how Onsen Wedding works (how a wedding ceremony works) and decide at this point whether or not you wish to sign a contract.

For direct meetings at the salon, we have prepared the Tokyo Salon, Ishikawa Salon and Niigata Salon and look forward to meeting you.

Tokyo Salon

B1F ANNO BLDG, 2-4-16 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Office Mariage Inc.

Ishikawa Salon

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72 Hirabako, Yamada-cho, Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan Carocara Inc.

Niigata Salon

La Partiel, wedding hall, 3-39 Koshoji, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture.

Step 3: Wedding preparations → Day of marriage

Together with Onsen Wedding staff, we will prepare your wedding according to your budget, including dress selection and spa selection (venue selection). Some couples spend as little as three months or as long as one year.

Ask us anything about weddings in Hot Springs.

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REPORTS

November 2021 Niigata Prefecture Tsukioka Onsen Yusobi no Yado Akebono

November 2021 Niigata Prefecture Tsukioka Onsen Yusobi no Yado Akebono

The couple, who live in Sanjo and Joetsu City in Niigata Prefecture respectively, chose Tsukioka Onsen as their wedding venue.We met them through an enquiry we received from a hot spring wedding website.They had decided that the purpose of their wedding was to express their gratitude to their parents and to deepen the friendship between their families. When they were looking for various venues, they stumbled across our website, which offered information on weddings at Japanese inns. The key factors to choose as the location for your wedding are In the course of our discussions, we decided on Tsukioka Onsen, considering the image of the couple and the accessibility of…

December 2014 Ishikawa-ken Yamanaka Onsen Hu Kocho (private)

December 2014 Ishikawa-ken Yamanaka Onsen Hu Kocho (private)

They live in Tokyo. The groom is from Tokyo and the bride is from Ishikawa Prefecture. They chose to hold their wedding in Kaga, where the bride’s parents live, because they heard the bride’s grandmother say that she wanted to give her as a bride from home, and they became interested in Kaga’s wedding culture and traditions and decided to carry out each step carefully. They both want to Kaga Onsen-kyo is home to several hot spring towns, including Katayamazu Onsen, Yamashiro Onsen, Yamanaka Onsen and Awazu Onsen. The wedding ceremony is held at the Hattori Shrine, the deity shrine of Yamashiro Onsen, where the bride’s parents live. The reception…

November 2021 Kagoshima-ken Myoken Ishihara-so

November 2021 Kagoshima-ken Myoken Ishihara-so

Wedding ceremony at Ishihara-so in Myoken Onsen, Kagoshima Prefecture, for a couple who live in Tokyo. The reason why they had their wedding in Kagoshima Prefecture, even though they live in Tokyo, was It was a little far from Kirishima Jingu Shrine, but if we were going to have a wedding in Kagoshima, we definitely wanted to have it at Kirishima Jingu Shrine. Also, Myoken Onsen is only 20 minutes away from the airport and very accessible from Tokyo, so we decided to hold the wedding at this Myoken Onsen. We had originally planned a wedding and reception for about 100 people in Tokyo, but due to the age of…

November 2020 Sanyoso, Izunagaoka Onsen, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

November 2020 Sanyoso, Izunagaoka Onsen, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

One and a half hours from Tokyo by train. Sanyoso” is located in Izu Nagaoka Onsen, Shizuoka Prefecture, a hot spring resort rich in nature. Sanyoso was built as a villa for Hisaya Iwasaki, the eldest son of Yataro Iwasaki, who was active since the end of the Edo period. It is said to have many points of interest that would make anyone involved in architecture gasp in admiration. It was quite an interesting wedding ceremony that the groom’s father chose this Sanyoso because he admires the architect “Togo Murano,” who worked on the Sanyoso (new wing). Now, the point of this wedding at Sanyoso is And it should be…

April 2019 Awara Onsen Tsuruya (private), Fukui Prefecture, Japan

April 2019 Awara Onsen Tsuruya (private), Fukui Prefecture, Japan

A couple who had a hot spring wedding at Tsuruya in Awara Onsen. A couple from Fukui Prefecture who met in Tokyo. All meetings were held in Tokyo. But they decided on “Tsuruya” as the venue after visiting the area with their parents. The guests were about 80 friends from all over Japan, mainly from Tokyo and Fukui. The entire building was reserved for a hot spring wedding. The budget was around 40,000 yen per person, including costumes. Considering it was a one-night stay at a hot spring hotel with two meals and costumes, the budget was just right. Having lived in Tokyo and rediscovered the good qualities of their…

June 2021 Ruriko, Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa

June 2021 Ruriko, Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa

Two local people from Ishikawa Prefecture. They are from Noto Town and Kaga City, about 200 km apart. The meeting was held in Kaga City. The groom’s sister had a wedding at a hot spring, and he had decided to have his own wedding at a hot spring. They decided to have their wedding at a hot spring too. My sister’s wedding at a hot spring wedding was a big hit with relatives and guests. The couple wanted to have a wedding at a hot spring, so they contacted the ryokan directly, but were told that “we do not have a wedding specialist on staff” and were introduced to “onsen…

December 2020 Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa, Japan Morinosumika

December 2020 Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa, Japan Morinosumika

They are from Ishikawa Prefecture. Local The groom’s family runs the town’s electronics shop in Yamashiro Onsen. They had always loved hot springs and had many connections in the hot spring resort area through their work, so they wanted to have a wedding where guests could spend time at a ryokan. They contacted a local ryokan directly with the idea of having their guests spend time there. The ryokan told them no specialized wedding staff, so they were introduced to a hot spring wedding production company.They are from Ishikawa Prefecture. LocalThe groom’s family runs the town’s electronics shop in Yamashiro Onsen. They had always loved hot springs and had many…

GALLERY

Also for location shooting that looks great.
Public Ceremony in wedding dress
Commemorative photo of relatives
White Kimono and Cotton Hat
Western-style hair and colorful wedding kimono
wedding dress
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
Cherry blossom location shooting
Shrine Memorial Amulet
Welcome curtain at the entrance because it’s a private party
Strictly Shrine Ceremony
Celebrate with Gagaku music

FAQ

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Onsen Wedding does not offer wedding services as a package. Please understand that Onsen Wedding is a concierge to create your Onsen Wedding. For this reason, the first step is 1. meeting via ZOOM or LINE → 2. contract → proposal of your Onsen ryokan. Please contact us first and let’s talk on ZOOM/LINE.

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The concept of an onsen wedding held at an onsen ryokan can be easily understood if you think of it as “the cost of accommodations at the onsen ryokan + costumes + production costs.

Since “all meals and venue costs are included in the accommodation fee” at onsen ryokan, weddings can be held at a much more reasonable cost than at guesthouses specializing in weddings.

Our company has many questions such as what is your budget, how many guests do you want to invite, where do you want to hold the event, etc. First of all, please contact us here. From there, we will work with you on the budget.

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When people hear about onsen weddings, they tend to think only of enjoying the hot springs in the large baths, but the most enjoyable part is spending a night and two days together with your guests. Some ryokans have rooms with open-air baths, so you can enjoy the hot springs in your room, or have private baths that you can bathe in individually. Our onsen wedding staff will suggest suitable ryokans during pre-booking counseling to ensure that your guests have a comfortable stay.

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Many people mistakenly think that onsen weddings are only for Japanese-style weddings, but there are many facilities that offer wonderful gardens and indoor spaces for parties. Many brides prepare a special wedding space inside the building or change their wedding dress to a different color for the reception. Even if you don’t want to do a pre-shoot, it is also popular to enjoy location shooting at nearby sightseeing spots or inside the wedding hall during a relaxing overnight stay.

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Please consider 3 to 4 months as the wedding preparation period, based on the time required for invitations and replies from guests. If the number of guests is between 2 and 20 (without invitations and with confirmation of attendance), it is possible to prepare the wedding in about 10 days if we can make reservations at a ryokan. (We can also accommodate customers who wish to have their wedding prepared in the shortest possible time.)

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Ryokan is not a facility specializing in weddings, so we do not offer general venue tours or plans that specify what is necessary for a wedding (decorations, costumes, photography, etc.). We will assemble a plan based on the couple’s wishes and budget. Please be assured that we will schedule a tour of the ryokan that Onsen Wedding proposes when considering your reservation.

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Just like choosing a wedding venue, there is no catalog of ryokan where you can have a hot spring wedding. We will suggest places and inns that will provide a wonderful experience for you and your guests from among the many onsen towns and ryokan located throughout Japan.

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Onsen Weddings meets with couples all over Japan, mainly online. If you would like to meet directly with a representative, we can visit our salon in Tokyo (Minami-Aoyama) or anywhere in Japan (transportation fees only will be charged to the client).

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First, please make an appointment for a meeting (online, in real life, or by phone) using the contact form. We will be happy to explain and answer any questions you may have during an initial consultation with the two of you. We will also guide you through the application process.

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A hot spring wedding is a wedding that is built from the ground up together with the couple. It is not about deciding on a venue or a plan to create a wedding. Please do not hesitate to contact us for a “where should we start” consultation. We offer online, in-person, and telephone consultations.