European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Japan s wedding sweepstakes by Janice Fuhrman United press info rational t makq7o and Mayumi Omori s apr to coding. The undo wore while and red. Tver ant a teen. There were Izreo costume during the 160,000 3 hour Shin la ceremony and party for 135gucsl5nl Tokyo s luxury Hilton Holjol. Cost our quest was about �300. Including the lacquer vac Inch received As a gift irom the Bride and Groom but the couple got Anjoul $30,000 in Cash Gills from sheir Guys is it touring Hajj of Iho Cost of the wedding a marriage in Japan is still a marriage Between two la mimics rather than iwo persons said Maholo Morl 26 that s Why Iho number of guests expands and the wedding Mccomos a a nationwide average Cost of $58,000 per wedding marriage is big business in Japan some 696.239 couples said we do in 1987, according to inc he ail and welfare ministry creating an in Neinl $41 billion Industry Tor everything from in inducing prospective partners to furnishing to couple s first dwelling info Malion centers have sprouted in big cities. They plan the cd Lemony reception and honeymoon rent clothes to a fades grooms Antl guests and Fumii Ujj the couple s House. Tokyo Lane has to o than 300 wedding centers and Vitt dog in tacos where ceremonies and receptions Are he d. It Tiitso Das hundreds of matchmaking services and travel agencies specializing in honeymoon trips to Hawaii Guam and Australia. A Good Tokyo Hole has to be reserved six months to a year in Advance for a wedding reception since most couples Chouse one of about five Lucky Days per Moth. According o Buddhist beliefs. At Chin Anso one of Tokyo s most popular wedding palaces. To couples Are herded through the three shrines and 18 parly rooms during Lucky weekends in inc Peak months of september and october. At an average Lee of $30,000 per wedding Chin Anso earns $2 -1 my Jion in one such weekend the mating ritual Olton starts in a Businesslike manner if .1 City Malch Marcing so Viec where cd reels Are charged up aids of �2.250 for a menu of services that includes to Izreo prospective partners a Monon Sirn Iurii in incl hoes to other dating services Japan s Natch Muker services Diller in Jahcir no nonsense goal Ril life cirit Iii Laban marriage Piir Lynors. The a Crane Cost of gelling married increased from a i3, pm in we to $58.000 in 1987 As overseas honeymoons Mccamo popular and parties expanded according to a Santa Bank Survey Young clients of Tokyo s Aridai information censor pay an Iivo Ryc $3,000 to a ceremony and party with 60 quells. For a luxury Tokyo hotel the Price climbs to $55.000 Trio cheap route a government subsidized wedding Palace costs a Mere $14,000. The gloom s Kimono or Tuxedo and an of Boraie Kirnon while wedding gown and parly dress for the Bride costs an average ot$4,000 to Lent. Few people boy wedding clothes because of he High costs even women who Supply their own Kimonos Are it cd a $300 service be by the hotel 01 wedding Palace a practice Hal has prompted recent protests Horn the government s fair Trade commission. Encouraged by the increased value of the yen overseas Iho majority of japanese newlyweds honeymoon abroad some 22 percent of japanese tourists la Hawaii in 1937 were honeymooner a according 10 the Hawaii visitors Bureau they spent More Money Pef person $500 a Day than any Cal gory of visitor to the slate. But there Are signs the extravagance is Bahng it s a waste of Money to spend so much for a wedding the recently we Makoto Omori said. Ii out parents did t say anything we would have had a More simple marriage la big business in Japan where the Cost of the average wedding if s58,000. You could support several families in the Philippines for a year on Yuhal to spend said Voshti Taka Kashr a sing a government worker who does not plan so engage in 1hc Standard pomp of the japanese ceremony. Wedding centers which gel a Cut of fees paid to hotels travel agencies and stores instead of charging sheir Chels Doc try report that Young people Are beginning to stray from the grandiose ceremonies of she recent Pas. Gone a e Iho clays of 5-Foo High wedding cakes surrounded by Clouds of dry ice Smoko or the coup a s descent from the heavens in a Gold open air Gondola at the reception. But the Cash shul Hows. Bridal information Center s Akiko Sugimoto said couples Are taking Longor honeymoons abroad and giving More expensive girls to their guests. They stiff think that marriage is Only a one Lime thing in their lives so they want to make it special she said Juat being a quest at japanese weddings can be a daunting i Mansat proposition guests give an average of $150 to the couple As a wedding g it. Relatives of the Bride or Groom Are expected to give Cabool $300. For de Lod la fitted Tor wedding Kimono. To help Cut costs most couples rent their wedding attire. Page 16 the stars and stripes sunday october 2, 1988
