04 What's it like being a "fake priest" in Japan?

04 What's it like being a "fake priest" in Japan?

On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What's it like being a fake priest in Japan?

Topics Discussed
  • What a nisebokushi is
  • The different terminology for priests in Japanese (shinpu vs bokushi)
  • The phenomenon of having foreigners dress as priests to officiate weddings in Japan
  • How most "fake priests" in Japan tend to be white men
  • The experiences of someone who worked as a fake priest in Japan
  • How much money one might expect to get paid when working as a fake priest
  • The job duties of a fake priest
  • What is rewarding about working as a fake priest
  • How it is common to see broccoli thrown instead of a bouquet of flowers at some weddings in Japan
  • The craziest thing one fake priest ever saw happen while on the job
  • A story involving someone's head catching on fire during a wedding
  • Whether Japanese people also throw rice at weddings
  • Whether Japanese rpiests might be resentful of foreign "fake priests" for monopolizing the wedding chapel side of the wedding market
  • And more!
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