Wishlist
Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Transportation is a necessary component of travel. Airfare is the most expensive item we need to fund for this trip, but taxis, trains, and other forms of travel will also add up.
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Lodgings
Every trip has to have a place for you to sleep. We're planning an array of places to stay ranging from modest accommodations to incredibly unique stays in Japan.
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Fun Fund
A general fund to support fun excursions and culinary experiences in Japan
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Happily Ever After Home Fund
Apartment living suits us for now, but as we look to the future and a family to come, we'd like to live in a house all our own. Anything donated here will go directly to a down payment someday.
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Kyoto Welcome Dinner
Traditional dinner in Kyoto, Japan’s former imperial capital for over 1,000 years.
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Adashino Temple Tour
Known for 8,000 stone Buddha statues honoring the souls of the departed.
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Bamboo Grove Hike
Guided hike past gorges, temples, shops, and bamboo forest.
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Tenryu-ji Temple Tour
Tour of Arashiyama’s most important Zen temple and gardens.
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Tea Ceremony Experience
Traditional tea ceremony with ritual, mindfulness, and meditation.
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Traditional Dance Tickets
Kyomai cherry blossom dance with behind-the-scenes access.
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Private Gion Walking Tour
Private walk through historic 14th-century machiya streets.
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Matcha & Wagashi Tasting
Matcha and wagashi tasting at a 400-year-old confectionery.
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Ramen Dinner in Kyoto
Kyoto-style ramen rooted in Buddhist and imperial traditions.
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Guided Hike to Takahara
Guided Kumano Kodō hike to a scenic hilltop village.
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Dinner in the Clouds
Relaxing dinner in misty Takahara mountain village.
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Guided Hike to Oji Shrines
Guided pilgrimage hike past ridge villages and oji shrines.
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Kumano Hongu Shrine
Tour of shrine known for its iconic symbol of the three-legged crow.
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Kumano Heritage Museum
Tour of the sacred Kumano Kodō World Heritage site, an 11th century pilgrimage site for emperors.
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Onsen Under the Stars
An outdoor soak in the historic Yunomine hot springs, one of the oldest in Japan.
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Kumano River Boat Ride
Traditional wooden flat bottom boat ride to Hayatama Shrine.
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Nachi Falls & Shrine Tour
Tour of a 1,700-year-old sacred waterfall and shrine.
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Kaiseki Dinner by Sea
Artful multi-course kaiseki meal at a seaside ryokan.
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Traditional Bento Lunch
Classic bento lunch enjoyed while traveling.
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Guided Nakasendo Hike
Guided hike on an Edo-era samurai trade route.
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Guided Stone Path Hike
Guided hike on traditional ishidatami stone-paved forest trail.
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Magome Walking Tour
Private tour of a preserved historic post town.
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Magome Pass Hike
Guided downhill hike through forests to Tsumago.
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Tsumago Snack Tasting
Local gohei mochi rice cake tasting.
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Kiso-Fukushima Tour
Private walking tour of checkpoints and local history.
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Guided Torii-toge Hike
Guided mountain pass hike tied to samurai legend.
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Soba Dinner in Narai
Traditional soba dinner made with local buckwheat.
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Matsumoto Castle Tour
Tour inside the iconic black “Crow Castle.”
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Traditional Miso Lesson
Lesson with a 6th-generation traditional miso maker.
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Sushi Dinner in Tokyo
Authentic sushi dinner highlighting Tokyo seafood.
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Guided Hama-Rikyu Tour
Guided walk through historic Tokyo Bay gardens.
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Asakusa Walking Tour
Private walk to Senso-ji and Nakamise Street.
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Capybara Cafe Lunch
Lunch experience at a quirky capybara café.
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Senso-ji Temple Tour
Tour of Tokyo’s oldest and most important temple.
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Tokyo Walking Tour
Private walk through Harajuku, Omotesando, and Shibuya.
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Tokyo Farewell Dinner
Elegant final dinner celebrating the journey’s end.
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Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!