Shintoism is a religion that's indigenous to Japan, and many Japanese people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism. They say they practice Shintoism for the happy experiences in life, like births and weddings, and Buddhism for the sad occasions like death. (Shintoism covers you on earth, and Buddhism takes care of the afterlife.)The couple is wearing traditional Shinto wedding garb. The woman wears this big head covering because traditionally it was believed that a woman had horns, and of course those should be covered at her wedding.
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Very cool photo, M!
I've been there! I also enjoyed traipsing through some of the buddhist cemetaries in Kyoto, checking out the offerings left by friends and family. Lots of whiskey bottles and cigarettes.
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