People dressed up on Jingu Bridge
After walking up and down Harajuku we headed across the bridge towards Meiji Shrine. It was crazy after being surrounded by buildings and concrete to suddenly be in a lush, green park after a 10 minute walk. Besides a building peaking over the trees every once in a while, you truly felt like you were in a completely different place. Meiji Shrine was the first shrine that we visited while in Japan so it was interesting to see the differences in the religious culture. Before entering a shrine, people wash their hands and mouths out, there's incense, money throwing, and prayers written down. Obviously its more complex than that but I'm not an expert...
Meiji Shrine
Torii gate found at the entrance to the Shrine
The ritual before entering the shrine
The wall of prayers
A part of Tokyo peaking over the trees
After visiting Meiji Shrine we headed towards Shibuya to meet up with Chris and his girlfriend Yoko. Shibuya is home of the busiest intersection in the world as well as more shopping...
Brad and I watching the crowd at Starbucks.
Then we went to an area called Akihabara, known for being the technological district, a.k.a a nerd's paradise. We went into several arcades, found plenty of Star Wars paraphernalia, tried some takoyaki (octopus balls), and headed back to Shibuya for dinner. Guess what we had? Mexican food! yum!
Brad and Chris playing Street Fighter IV
Brad with a Yoda backpack
Oh yeah, and then we went bowling. I would call that a busy day!
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