With This Sake, I Thee Wed

Original airdate: April 22, 2007

Konnichi-wa! Previously on The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden in Japan, a sweeping saga of tragedy and triumph in an exotic land both ancient and modern...

Following the rehearsal dinner, our intrepid heroines, having ingested a goodly amount of alcohol, stagger back to the Grand Palace Hotel. 

And now, Episode 4... 

At 10:30 a.m., our sleep-deprived but ever-intrepid heroines board the bus bound for the shrine where Sachi Morinaga and Nick Williams are to wed. The traditional Shinto ceremony, accompanied by dreadful high-pitched background music, is mercifully short. The traditional reception (back at the hotel), on the other hand, is an unmercifully long, very formal affair that drags on for 3 hours. 

Eden decides to skip the so-called "second party," a much less formal gathering of the young people, opting instead for the company of her mother-in-law. Miko and her sister Cathy, however, are game and head out for a night of revelry. 

The next day, our intrepid heroines' final full day in Japan, is rather uneventful, though they do manage to squeeze in a visit to a lovely temple at the base of Mount Bizan. They are currently making preparations for their trip home and are very hopeful that a flood of fan mail will herald their return to the United States. 

As The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden in Japan comes to a close, Eden offers this haiku:

Long journey to come.

Hours spent on a plane not fun.

May I have drugs now?

© Eden Feuer