The best luxury wedding venues in Tokyo are Aman Tokyo for a minimalist sky-high celebration, Palace Hotel Tokyo beside the Imperial Palace gardens, The Peninsula Tokyo in Marunouchi, the historic Imperial Hotel, Hotel New Otani with its 400-year-old Japanese garden, and Mandarin Oriental Tokyo in Nihonbashi.
Minimalist luxury high above the city.
Aman Tokyo occupies the top floors of the Otemachi Tower, with soaring spaces, garden views and private event rooms for intimate weddings.
Calm, refined and exclusive.
Good to know: Best suited to smaller, intimate weddings.
The Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0004
Elegant weddings facing the Imperial Palace gardens.
Palace Hotel Tokyo's banquet rooms and chapel look over the moats and gardens of the Imperial Palace.
Known for polished service.
Good to know: Book rooms for guests with palace views.
1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005
Glamorous weddings opposite Hibiya Park.
The Peninsula Tokyo's ballroom and event rooms host glamorous weddings, with views of the Imperial Palace and Hibiya Park.
Signature Peninsula service and cars.
Good to know: Ask about arriving in a Peninsula Rolls-Royce.
1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0006
A historic grand hotel with a long wedding tradition.
The Imperial Hotel, founded in 1890, has hosted countless weddings in its ballrooms, chapel and Shinto shrine.
Classic, formal and prestigious.
Good to know: Its Shinto shrine allows a traditional ceremony on site.
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8558
A grand hotel around a 400-year-old Japanese garden.
Hotel New Otani's vast Japanese garden, with waterfalls and ponds, sets the scene for ceremonies in its chapels and shrine and receptions in its many banquet halls.
Good for large weddings.
Good to know: Garden photos in autumn are spectacular.
4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8578
Skyline weddings above Nihonbashi.
Mandarin Oriental Tokyo's high-floor event rooms have sweeping city views, with modern design and fine dining.
On clear days you can see Mt. Fuji.
Good to know: Sunset receptions show off the skyline.
2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-8328
As a rough guide, luxury hotel weddings in Tokyo often cost ¥5 million to ¥10 million or more for 60 to 100 guests, including the ceremony, reception, food and drinks.
Many do, and several also have Shinto shrines on site for traditional ceremonies.
Yes. All of these hotels host Western-style ceremonies and receptions and have English-speaking wedding teams.
Yes. Guests give cash gifts (goshugi) in special envelopes, and couples give return gifts (hikidemono).