This San San Kudo Sake Set (Tosoki Set) is a lacquered plastic red with gold trim Japanese wedding ceremony sake set. This exquisite sake set consists of three flat cups, a sake pot on a round pedestal and an oval presentation tray. Two gold cranes grace the front of the sake pot of this unique wedding gift and keepsake. Cranes are a symbol of longevity and prosperity. The sharing of sake is one of the oldest traditional Japanese wedding ceremonial customs and is still performed today. The couple takes three sips from each cup starting with the smallest cup and at the conclusion of the wedding ceremony, both families drink a cup of sake to signify, not only the union of the bride and groom, but the unity of two families. This beautiful Japanese wedding custom is called San San Ku Do, which means "three sets of three sips equals nine".
