Sunday, May 25, 2008

Harajuku - Meiji Temple




Today's spots for exploring and wandering were definitely the most fun I've yet to have since arriving in the Tokyo area. Met up with Kyle early this morning at around 11:00am so we could get the most out of our day. Our first destination was Meiji temple since it is literally 5 minutes away from Harajuku station.

The weather wasn't that great today (it's been raining for the past few days) but it still wasn't bad walking around Tokyo. It's probably better it be cool and damp than extremely humid and smelly. Meiji shrine was impressive to say the least. The courtyard was huge and I was lucky enough to visit while a traditional Japanese wedding cermeony was taking place. It must be a tiny bit awkward to have a bunch of stranger tourists go paparazzi on what's supposed to be a sacred ritual. Unfortunately, I too went camera crazy as they were passing through the shrine's courtyard.
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