First on our agenda today was to go to one the must-see sites in Tokyo, the Meiji-Shrine 明治神宮. On our way to the station , again we couldn't help but popped into the food basement of Lumine department store. I bought one the bun in pink on the left in the middle section. Seriously, that was absolutely delicious with strong peach flavour. It was not too sweet. I wish I had bought more.
Came out of Harajuku station, we saw them. On every Sunday, young people gather around Harajuku Station and engage in cosplay ("costume play"). Pictures are welcome as it is regarded as the highest form of flattery.
Came out of Harajuku station, we saw them. On every Sunday, young people gather around Harajuku Station and engage in cosplay ("costume play"). Pictures are welcome as it is regarded as the highest form of flattery.
Here is the iconic torii gate at the entrance to the Meiji Shrine. There was quite a long walk between this gate and the shrine. But it was a pleasant walk with trees on both sides.
Kimonos are fascinating.
The shrine is a sacred place and everybody was supposed to cleanse hands and mouth at this washing stone basin before entering the shrine.
Many women came to workship in Kimonos.
I planned to come to the Shrine on Sunday because there are many Shinto wedding ceremonies going on with the brides and grooms in traditional dress.
Much time was spent making sure everything is perfect. We waited about 15 minutes for the photographer to make sure this family was properly posed for their photo.
Many visitors will buy one of these wooden plates at the shrine and wrote down their wishes on it then hang it on this board. We didn't though.
Came out of the Shrine, there were now even more cosplay around Harajuku station.
They seemed to enjoy being taken pictures.
Harajuku is the center of Japan's most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles. The focal point of Harajuku's teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street). This is the entrance. The shop on the right with orange logo is Yoshinoya 吉野屋, a fast food restaurant which does amazing beef on rice (牛丼). We didn't try it today but will give a go on Wednesday night. I will go into it further then.
Wow, look at the solid mass of crowd. It's normal at weekends.
There were quite a few crêpe stands on this narrow pedestrianised street and Sweet Shop is one of the most famed. The following on display were all plastic models. The good thing about Japan is that they have plastic models of the food displayed in most of the restaurants, which has made this country so tourist friendly. Even though you don't know Japanese you won't find it difficult to order. Even the menus are full of pictures. Even better, the actual dishes usually look the same as the plastic models or as shown on the menu.
We bought one to share. I think it was strawberry and cream. It tasted a bit different from French crêpes as the Japanese ones had more fruits in it. Opposite Sweet Box is Daiso, one of the largest 100 yen shops in Tokyo with multiple floors. We bought quite a few stuff over there and therefore had to pop back to hotel later before going to Shibuya.
I planned to have lunch at Shibuya on our itinerary. But we were quite hungry by now plus we needed to drop the stuff we have bought at the hotel first. So we decided to have lunch at Harajuku. I found the Tenya ( 天丼) I wanted to try.
Tenya is a chain of fast food tempura. It was pretty fast. The food was served in 5 minutes. They have hundreds of branches in Japan.
海老天丼 ( Tempura Prawn on rice with miso soup)
天丼てんや--東京都渋谷区神宮前4-31--http://www.tenya.co.jp/
After the lunch, we went to the nearby Omotesando (表参道), a tree lined avenue with numerous shops, boutiques and restaurants. We saw many prestige cars over here.
This avenue is often referred to as Tokyo's Champs-Elysees probably becuase the world's leading fashion brands all have branches here and each building is unique and different. Love this Dior building, so stylish.
We didn't spend too much time over here. At the end of the day, European clothing is cheaper in Europe. I only wanted to buy Japanese stuff in Japan. We then returned to hote.
Came out of the Shrine, there were now even more cosplay around Harajuku station.
They seemed to enjoy being taken pictures.
Harajuku is the center of Japan's most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles. The focal point of Harajuku's teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street). This is the entrance. The shop on the right with orange logo is Yoshinoya 吉野屋, a fast food restaurant which does amazing beef on rice (牛丼). We didn't try it today but will give a go on Wednesday night. I will go into it further then.
Wow, look at the solid mass of crowd. It's normal at weekends.
There were quite a few crêpe stands on this narrow pedestrianised street and Sweet Shop is one of the most famed. The following on display were all plastic models. The good thing about Japan is that they have plastic models of the food displayed in most of the restaurants, which has made this country so tourist friendly. Even though you don't know Japanese you won't find it difficult to order. Even the menus are full of pictures. Even better, the actual dishes usually look the same as the plastic models or as shown on the menu.
We bought one to share. I think it was strawberry and cream. It tasted a bit different from French crêpes as the Japanese ones had more fruits in it. Opposite Sweet Box is Daiso, one of the largest 100 yen shops in Tokyo with multiple floors. We bought quite a few stuff over there and therefore had to pop back to hotel later before going to Shibuya.
I planned to have lunch at Shibuya on our itinerary. But we were quite hungry by now plus we needed to drop the stuff we have bought at the hotel first. So we decided to have lunch at Harajuku. I found the Tenya ( 天丼) I wanted to try.
Tenya is a chain of fast food tempura. It was pretty fast. The food was served in 5 minutes. They have hundreds of branches in Japan.
海老天丼 ( Tempura Prawn on rice with miso soup)
天丼てんや--東京都渋谷区神宮前4-31--http://www.tenya.co.jp/
After the lunch, we went to the nearby Omotesando (表参道), a tree lined avenue with numerous shops, boutiques and restaurants. We saw many prestige cars over here.
This avenue is often referred to as Tokyo's Champs-Elysees probably becuase the world's leading fashion brands all have branches here and each building is unique and different. Love this Dior building, so stylish.
We didn't spend too much time over here. At the end of the day, European clothing is cheaper in Europe. I only wanted to buy Japanese stuff in Japan. We then returned to hote.
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