Japanese weddings are often Western style. In other cases, Shinto and Western styles are mixed into one ceremony.

When a ceremony is purely Shinto style it often takes place at a mock shrine in a hotel. This despite the fact that there are thousands of real shrines in Japan.

Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) in Tokyo is one of the few shrines that hosts a large number of weddings. It's located in a 175 acre forest near Yoyogi park in Shibuya. Weddings here are always in the Shinto tradition.

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