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Wedding Photos at the Tea House “Sosetsuan” in Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens♡

Couple in kimono touching foreheads by a lattice door under hanging paper cranes, a soft bokeh shot in Japan wedding photography

Extremely popular! Japanese-style pre-wedding shoot at Sosetsuan!

Did you know there’s a tea house inside Higashiyama Zoo?
In fact, you can have your pre-wedding photos taken there♡

In autumn, it becomes a hidden gem for colorful foliage; in spring, the cherry blossoms are breathtaking.
We invite you to enjoy a Japanese-style photo session at Sosetsuan, located within Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens♪

It’s a photo spot you can enjoy all year round!

Top 6 Popular Photo Spots at Sosetsuan

Smiling groom in black montsuki and bride in a pastel kimono sitting on red felt in an open tea room with pampas grass in front, Sosetsuan wedding photos
Couple in kimono standing on stepping stones under a canopy of fresh green maples, a natural pre-wedding photoshoot in the Japanese garden
Thatched-roof old farmhouse under a bright blue sky with the couple in kimono small on the veranda, a rustic Higashiyama setting for kimono wedding photos
Couple in kimono framed by the open doorway of a tile-roofed earthen gate, a dark and atmospheric shot for a pre-wedding photoshoot in a Japanese garden
Smiling groom in black hakama holding a white fan beside the bride in a white kimono in an open tea room at Sosetsuan, kimono wedding photos in Nagoya
Soft sunlight pouring through autumn maple trees in the botanical garden with the couple faintly visible, a dreamy Japan wedding photography landscape

Inside Higashiyama Zoo, not only is there the tea house “Sosetsuan,” but also a traditional gassho-zukuri house!

Photos taken with the gassho-zukuri under the blue sky feel as if you’ve stepped straight into a fairytale♡

In spring, pose with cherry blossoms; in summer, be surrounded by lush greenery.
In autumn, enjoy the vivid foliage and pampas grass; in winter, capture the serene snow-covered scenery.

Here, you can truly experience Japan’s four seasons while creating unforgettable photos.

Sosetsuan Information

〒464-0000 Tashirocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Inside Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens “Sosetsuan”

Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday or substitute holiday, the following non-holiday weekday will be closed)

Application Fee: ¥2,900
Admission Fee: ¥500 per person

Overhead view of the couple lying on tatami with red and purple wagasa umbrellas, the bride in a red uchikake, a creative pose for kimono wedding photos
Groom and bride in a floral uchikake touching foreheads under a red wagasa umbrella with plum blossoms around them, a romantic spring pre-wedding photoshoot
Bride in a green floral uchikake and groom resting in the open corner of a tea house with a high wooden ceiling, kimono wedding photos at Higashiyama
Groom in hakama and bride in a turquoise kimono seated on red felt in a tea house framed by pampas grass and autumn leaves, wedding photos at Sosetsuan
Bride in a vivid orange uchikake with crane patterns and groom with a fan sitting on tatami in a bright tea room, Japan wedding photography
Close-up of the bride and groom pressing their palms together to show their wedding rings, a soft detail shot in kimono wedding photos
Couple in kimono walking through a fresh green forest in Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, a natural kimono pre-wedding photoshoot in Nagoya
Silhouette of the groom and bride in a red uchikake standing at both ends of a dim tea house corridor with lattice windows, cinematic wedding photos