Publicly available data from a survey of Okinawan citizens regarding proposals and weddings
To all media representatives:
November 22, 2023
Okinawa Resort Wedding Association
Representative Director: Onaga Yukako
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Publicly available data from a survey of Okinawan citizens regarding proposals and weddings
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The Okinawa Resort Wedding Association (Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Onaga Yukika) conducted a survey from September 28 to November 16, 2023 regarding proposals, dating spots, and weddings for residents of Okinawa Prefecture.
Since the coronavirus pandemic, the number of weddings and wedding reception held by Okinawan residents has decreased, resulting in fewer people attending weddings.
Therefore, the association aims to further promote Okinawan resort weddings by allowing residents of Okinawa to hold resort weddings where couples from outside the prefecture can have their weddings and wedding reception held in chapels adjacent to hotels in the prefecture, and to have their wedding photos taken at beaches and other scenic spots. This will help raise awareness of the term “Okinawa Resort Wedding,” which encompasses both weddings and receptions held at chapels adjacent to hotels and resorts, as well as weddings of 200 to 300 people in the traditional Okinawan style.
Furthermore, in order to fully leverage the prefecture’s citizens’ penchant for sharing happiness, the event aims to build a nationwide atmosphere of welcome, where couples can be given a round of applause for taking photos at beaches and photo spots to say “Congratulations!”
To achieve this goal this time, the Okinawa Industrial Promotion Agency will utilize the “Business Partnership Project to Create a Climate for Resort Weddings for the People of Okinawa” to help local couples create a “Featured Spots Map” that will be useful to them, provide special coupons that only couples can use, and hold the Okinawa Resort Wedding Fair.
To advance these efforts, we will conduct a survey of citizens regarding wedding ceremonies and proposals, and identify issues related to citizens’ wedding ceremonies. In keeping with the Good Couple Day on November 22, we will release the results and proceed with efforts to improve them.
Below we will share the information.