Shinto Wedding in the current form originated from the wedding ceremony held in 1900 of the then Crown Prince, sbsequently the Emperor Taisho, at theShinto Sanctuary in the Imperial Palace. Since then, a Shint style weddng ceremony based upon the ceremony held at the Imperial Court was spread among the people.
In Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, a wedding ceremonies are performed at the Maiden (Lower Worship Hall) or at Wakamiya Shrine. The Maiden is a building of symbolic importance for wedding ceremones snce it is located on the site where thelegendary dancer, the Lady Shizuka, performed her dedicatory dances for her lover, Minamoto Yoshitsune.