Many couples tied the knot in Japan on Wednesday to celebrate the start of the Reiwa Era, while babies born on the day started their life on the first day of the new era launched with the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.Here is a collection of photos of those happy couples and families.

(Akira Tomimatsu, 34, and his wife Yoko, 36, show a copy of their marriage certificate at Okayama Castle.)
(Risa Seki, left, and husband Keita showing a photo of their newly born baby on a smartphone in Kumamoto Prefecture.)
(Kaori Murakami and her baby in Kumamoto Prefecture.)
(Itsuka Kondo smiles beside her baREAD FULL ARTICLE