Wedding lights up Japanese Industry Pavilion

A Japanese couple held their traditional wedding ceremony at the JAL stage of the Japanese Industry Pavilion Saturday afternoon.

The bridegroom Yosuke Oga in a western suit went onto the stage first and the bride Mio Oga in kimono and Japanese sandals followed with her father.

The bridegroom Yosuke Oga goes onto the stage. [expo2010.cn]

The two took oath and drank Saki, Japanese liquor.

The two then signed the wedding certificate, followed by autographs of witnesses include parents of the two, the wedding host, Singer Takuya Komatsu and an invited Expo visitor.

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The two exchanged rings and the groom kissed the bride. The two then became each other's spouse and audiences gave applauses and blessings.

The couple planned an overseas wedding earlier and then they learned that people can get married at the stage of Japanese Industry Pavilion so they applied and got the permission, the groom said.

"Thanks for the visitors to witness the wedding, we feel really moved and happy", the groom added.

"We hope we could use this ceremony to let more Chinese people know about and like Japanese style wedding ceremony", said a member of staff with the company ADIC, organizer of the ceremony.

It was said that during a Japanese traditional wedding, the bride will wear 12 layers of clothing with a fragrance bag, a fan and a decorative sword in her clothing belt as well as a bowknot at the rear of her kimono.