On Columbus Day (Physical Education Day in Japan) we all had the day off so we decided to go to Harajuku. It is famous in Japan because young people like to dress up in crazy fashions and try to get noticed. Many famous designers have been known to walk around and find inspiration. It is a really interesting place to go and people watch. There is also a great shrine there, the Meiji shrine.
After exiting the train station we headed up a street where they sell clothes. They also have places to eat and Madeleine picked up a sweet crepe. It was pretty crowded as is typical on the weekends.
We had enough of the crowds and decided to go to the shrine. Here is Maddie at the torii gate to the shrine.
Maddie looking very cute in front of the shrine. There were quite a few weddings happening that day so we got to see the amazing wedding parties and the brides in their white wedding kimonos and hoods. Sorry, no pictures of the brides.
After the shrine we were ready to get back out on the streets. We headed to a nearby park but got sidetracked by crowds of people heading across the street. It turned out there was a concert being held at the Yoyogi stadium across the street. A Japanese boy band called Sid was performing later that night and the young people were gathering. One of the fashions was what I called "Little Bo Peep" but they have another name for it (I don't remember it.) They were very elaborate costumes and Maddie stopped counting the number of girls dressed this way after 100.
We didn't get enough pictures of them so I grabbed the ones above from the world wide internets. I think we actually saw this girl!
After that we headed over to the park. They had a big rose garden with lots of varieties. Here is Madeleine in front of the yellow roses.
Vanessa amidst the Princess Diana roses (I think.)
We stopped for a rest at the fountains before heading back on the trains to our home in the suburbs. Another grand day in Tokyo! Thanks for reading our blog!!
After exiting the train station we headed up a street where they sell clothes. They also have places to eat and Madeleine picked up a sweet crepe. It was pretty crowded as is typical on the weekends.
We had enough of the crowds and decided to go to the shrine. Here is Maddie at the torii gate to the shrine.
Maddie looking very cute in front of the shrine. There were quite a few weddings happening that day so we got to see the amazing wedding parties and the brides in their white wedding kimonos and hoods. Sorry, no pictures of the brides.
After the shrine we were ready to get back out on the streets. We headed to a nearby park but got sidetracked by crowds of people heading across the street. It turned out there was a concert being held at the Yoyogi stadium across the street. A Japanese boy band called Sid was performing later that night and the young people were gathering. One of the fashions was what I called "Little Bo Peep" but they have another name for it (I don't remember it.) They were very elaborate costumes and Maddie stopped counting the number of girls dressed this way after 100.
We didn't get enough pictures of them so I grabbed the ones above from the world wide internets. I think we actually saw this girl!
After that we headed over to the park. They had a big rose garden with lots of varieties. Here is Madeleine in front of the yellow roses.
Vanessa amidst the Princess Diana roses (I think.)
We stopped for a rest at the fountains before heading back on the trains to our home in the suburbs. Another grand day in Tokyo! Thanks for reading our blog!!
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