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Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! cheap buddhist wedding ceremony Tokyo 2009/8/4 Tokyo 23-ku Hello everybody! My boyfriend will soon join me here in Tokyo (we are italian). Do you know a cheap Buddhist temple in which we can get married? Just the ceremony, and just the two of us. Thank you!! by Mandolina   Shinto vs. Buddhism 2009/8/4 Mandolina, traditional wedding ceremonies in Japan are held in Shinto shrines, not Buddhist temples- is this an important distinction to you? by Sira (guest) rate this post as useful wedding 2009/8/4 I do know the difference, and I also know that we can't afford a shinto ceremony. by Mandolina rate this post as useful ... 2009/8/5 Buddhist wedding ceremony is rare I must say, though of course there are people who have their ceremonies this way. I would not know untill I ask with specific temples, but there would be no reason to assume that Buddhist ceremony costs significantly less compared to Shinto ceremonies, is there? by AK rate this post as useful . 2009/8/5 I hate to tell you this but there is no cheap religious services in Japan. Buddhist or Shinto wedding services are actually more expensive than the Western ones. My Shinto wedding cost about 7000 American dollars. That did not include a party afterwards. by . (guest) rate this post as useful Ceremony only for 2 people...$7000? 2009/9/29 I also am looking to have a simple ceremony...we are travelling from the US to get married in Japan and to have a wedding ceremony there. The only people attending will just be him and I. Is there a place where we could arrange this? Is it really that expensive to have the ceremony? by Carlita rate this post as useful . 2009/9/29 Buddhist weddings, now thats quite quite rare, in fact I haven't met anyone in Japan who's ever had one. Most are either Shinto or "western" style weddings (eg in a chapel). It depends on what you're looking for. by ExpressTrain (guest) rate this post as useful Start ne message 2009/9/29 Buddhist marriage is common for Japanese (here) in U.S. According to our priest you will have to make a arrangement at the local Buddhist temple in Japan. Start another Q asking ''where is the local Buddhist temple ... by EichoKago rate this post as useful