Amanemu
Amanemu opened in March 2016 on a hillside above Ago Bay, inside Ise-Shima National Park, and it is Aman’s onsen resort: the thermal water is piped into every one of the 24 suites and 8 two-bedroom villas as well as the bathhouse.
Amanemu is a resort destination wedding venue in Shima, Japan, hosting 10 to 60 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Nagoya Chubu Centrair (NGO), ~2 hours by car. Best months: July, August, September, December.
Amanemu in Shima, open July – September, December.
Amanemu opened in March 2016 on a hillside above Ago Bay, inside Ise-Shima National Park, and it is Aman’s onsen resort: the thermal water is piped into every one of the 24 suites and 8 two-bedroom villas as well as the bathhouse.
The bay below is where Mikimoto started culturing pearls, and it is still worked by boat.
Ceremonies are held in the grounds of the Arrival Pavilion or inside the villas, and the resort quotes celebrations on request rather than selling a package.
The reason to marry here rather than in Kyoto is Ise Jingu, the most important Shinto shrine complex in Japan, about an hour north, which gives a wedding weekend a centre of gravity that no hotel garden can.
4 notes of our own.
Opened March 2016 above Ago Bay in Ise-Shima National Park
24 suites and 8 two-bedroom villas, each with its own onsen
Ceremonies in the Arrival Pavilion grounds or in a private villa
Ise Jingu, Japan’s principal Shinto shrine, about an hour north
Best held in July, August, September.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Amanemu.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 16:00Arrival, onsen, drinks looking down over Ago Bay
- 08:00Early visit to Ise Jingu with the wedding party
- 16:30Ceremony in the Arrival Pavilion grounds
- 18:00Drinks on the terrace as the pearl boats come in
- 19:30Dinner for the whole party, local ise-ebi and abalone
- 10:00Boat out on the bay, then cars to Nagoya
Things worth knowing.
NGO · ~2 hours by car
Guests fly into Nagoya Chubu Centrair. Our team arranges every transfer.
$77,000
Aman publishes no wedding or buyout pricing for Amanemu. The room figure is drawn from published nightly rates; the ceremony, per-head and total figures are ours, converted at about 155 yen to the dollar.
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From about 12,000,000 yen for a small resort-wide weekend, roughly $77,000 (estimated)
$3,200
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Not published; quoted with the celebration proposal (estimated 500,000 yen and up, about $3,200)
30,000 to 55,000 yen a head for dining at this tier / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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30,000 to 55,000 yen a head for dining at this tier (estimated)
$1,750 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Suites from roughly 270,000 yen, about $1,750 (estimated from published rates)
July – September, December
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Amanemu host?+
Aman does not publish a wedding capacity. The resort has 24 suites and 8 villas, so a party that sleeps on site tops out near 60 people, and anything larger needs rooms in Kashikojima or Toba with cars laid on between them.
Where do ceremonies happen?+
Aman names two settings: the grounds of the Arrival Pavilion, and the private villas for smaller ceremonies. Everything is proposed by the celebrations team after an enquiry rather than chosen off a menu.
Can we marry at Ise Jingu?+
Ise Jingu is a working shrine complex about an hour north and it is worth building the weekend around, but any shrine ceremony there is arranged through the shrine and a planner, not through the resort, and it is conducted in Japanese.
How do guests reach Amanemu?+
Nagoya Chubu Centrair is the nearest airport, about two hours by car. The Kintetsu limited express from Nagoya to Ugata takes roughly two hours and the resort arranges the last leg. There is no station at the door, so plan cars.
What does Amanemu cost?+
The resort publishes no wedding pricing and its rooms sit at the top of the Japanese market, with published rates commonly quoted above $1,700 a night. Treat every cost figure on this page as our estimate rather than a quote.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Amanemu.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.