Couples

Three rushed shoots in three cities is the classic honeymoon mistake in Japan. Here is a one-week route — Hakone, Kyoto, Miyajima — with one session in the place and the hour that deserve it.

A rented kimono in Kyoto is a morning errand, not a costume hire: a shop dresses you, and the garment goes back the same evening. Here is how the day works, what to ask for, and where it photographs.

Tokyo after dark is the one city where the advertising lights the faces better than anything a photographer could carry. Here is the route, the window, and what to wear so the neon works for you.