Japanese weddings are mind blowing!｜The Austin and Arthur Show
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Austin was married at Kyoto’s famous Shimogamo Shrine recently and recounts his experience at his wedding. The whole experience was solemn and the atmosphere was charged with a special reverence that words fail to capture.
Later Austin and Arthur compare Japanese and American wedding receptions. The later being lively party experiences, while the former being orchestrated ceremony’s.
The ceremony and the reception weren’t the only things that were different either! Come watch this episode and find out what people go through while prepare for Shinto weddings in Japan!
== About Austin and Arthur in Japan==
We’re just two guys who have lived in Japan for a while and want to share our experiences.
Every week we get together, open a bottle of sake, and share our experiences living here uncensored.
If you want to get the real deal about being a foreigner in Japan, you’re going to love this.
About Arthur:
Born in Germany, Grew up in Boston, Schooled in Seattle. Started learning Japanese at 13 and just went with it. Loves Ukiyo-e and traditional Japanese culture.
About Austin:
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest United States. Former Marine, lover of onsen, gyoza, and adventuring into the wilderness. Has lived In Japan since 2017.
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Congratulations! Austin ❤
I’m a big fan of your talks.
Looking forward to having more.
Congratulations!!! Austin. And thank you for always sharing interesting videos, Arthur.
I'm Japanese but didn't know the meaning of the action pouring and drinking three times, which is called sansankudo(三々九度) in Japanese. So, I've just googled about that. There seem to be some different theories, so I'll describe below one of them.
People formerly used a set of three different sized cups when doing sansankudo. The smallest one means the couple's past, so they should drink while thanking to their ancestors. The middle-sized cup means their present time when they are about to live together with helping each other. The biggest cup means their future that will be celebrated with having lots of descendants. Today most people use only one cup for each, but pretend to have three cups by pouring and sipping three times.
In Japan 'three' is really preferred number, for we can pronounce it 'mitsu' whose homophones mean 'satisfy/fulfill'. Also, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are considered to be good numbers in Yin-Yang theory as we celebrate girls' festival (March 3), boys' festival (May 5), star festival (July 7) and chrysanthemums festival (September 9).
Your wedding ceremony was beautiful. Definitely one of the most unique things I’ve witnessed. 🥰
Thank you for talking about me
Yeah your wedding was so wonderful and I appreciate that I can make a speech at your wedding
Congratulations, Austin! Wow, you look gorgeous, Mr. Handsome.
I wish you all the best! Omedetou 🎉
It such an interesting conversation to listen. Thank you guys and keep up your good job !
Congratulations, Austin! The candle thing, I think, is to have an opportunity to introduce yourselves to all of the people attending. Since some of the relatives might be new to you and they hesitate to come up to you sitting at the front table, you're visiting their tables and meeting them closely by way of candle lighting. So it means it is a way of helping shy people meet each other. Dancing is really a tough and difficult thing for most usual Japanese people. We just don't have it in our normal life, unfortunately.
I clearly remember that I was hungry throughout my wedding reception ❗My husband was too overwhelmed with happiness to eat anything, which prevented me from eating the food because in Japan, it is kind of embarrasding for a bride to gooble up while the groom is in tears and cannnot eat. Or at least I felt that way.😅 After 26 years, I still complain about that.😂
Boring