This is it--the place where we will host our wedding!  We decided to have a traditional Japanese wedding.  The shrine is situated in an oasis of trees in central Kobe.   
Happy New
Year!, 2004

Rae in Kimono, Japanese Family, and the Sumihara Temple
School Life
Coming Soon...
Minatogawa Shrine
Lots of pics of our wedding site. Scheduled for May 15, 2004
Trip to Wakayama
Forest, Beaches, Temple Stay, Gardens and
Former Residence of the Japanese
Royal Family.  (Lots of Great Japanese Art)
Minatogawa Shrine 2
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Above and Below, A traditional Japanese wedding. The bride is accompanied by her mother, the groom and several assistants.
Left, Friends and family attending a Japanese wedding.  Beautiful hand-painted murals on the ceiling.  Right, Visitors making offerings to Shinto gods. 
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