Adventures of Tako, Ebi and Sakana - Day 1 & 2

In an attempt to be a little more Japanese, we decided to give ourselves some Japanese sounding names. No prizes for guessing which one is mine though! Haha!


First train ride!


Lugging our luggages through the crowded Shinjuki Station.

After leaving our luggages at the hotel and after brunch, we made our way to Central Metropolitan Government Building to look at the view from the top. Din manage to see Mount Fuji coz it was rather cloudy!

Made our way down to Harajuku to Meiji-Jingu (Shrine).


Seems to be some procession along and they were dancing!

First Tori gate!

The long walk to the shrine.

The start of many hand washings. And the water are super cold!

Ema - where ppl write their wishes on the wooden boards and hang there...

More Emas! Seems like mostly for studies..

Wedding! Thought it was a funeral at first coz so solemn!

Wedding number 2!

Colourful Harajuku! And the (window) shopping begins!

Japanese fashion is quite amazing. You see girls dressed the same way: floral dresses, fake eyelashes, brown hair and the hat!

Went Burberry Blue Label but din see anything that I like..

Day 2 shopping at Shino-Kitazawa. This place is like Arab Street. Cheaper than Harajuku and lotsa quaint little shops along the way. Managed to buy some accessories here.

Street scene.

Acessories!

More shops! I prefer this place to Harajuku for shopping!

Dot drawing...

Was super amazed at this 3 storey of Loccitane!

And toileteries provided by the Hotel. Kose leh!