Globalization

                Last weekend I attended my sister's wedding ceremony in Gunma prefecture. She is 26 years old and working as a nurse. She and her husband have been dating for 7 years and 8 months, so many of her and his friends, including me, were looking forward to their marriage. The wedding reception was wonderful. The atmosphere of the chapel and the garden were so nice. It was not so big, and it made us feel comfortable. In Japan the style of wedding has been shifting. Most people wore kimono as wedding costumes at one time. After that people came to wear western dresses due to the influence of internationalization. And now, an eclectic style of traditional (Japanese style) and modern style (Western style) has been drawing attention. For example, some couples hold a wedding ceremony at a chapel wearing traditional kimono, or others arrange “chiyogami or oriduru shower” instead of “flower shower”. In my sister’s case, she wore both traditional kimono and modern dress during her wedding reception. And the food was a mixture of Japanese and Western styles. According to the chef, the concept of the food was “Western food -eating with chopsticks-“. For example, we ate steak with miso sauce as a main dish, and green-tea gelato as a dessert. Anyway, the wedding ceremony was excellent! And I had a really good time ^^*/