After a short ride on the Yamanote Line to Harajuku station, we reached a 700,000 m² large forest in the middle of the Meiji Jingu (明治 神宫) is located. The forest consists of 120 000 trees of 365 different species, which were donated by people from all parts of Japan when the Meiji Shrine was built.
are On Sunday, park and shrine very well attended. Everywhere you can see festively dressed to children and their proud parents. In traditional costume, of course, they are photographed from all sorts of relatives and friends - and from me. Some proud and rather funny ...
... other very reluctantly ...
... or disinterested.
Which party or ceremony which is committed as well?
I hope all goes well in the fulfillment of what was written on the tablets for this purpose.
Shinto wedding
posing only a few hundred meters from young Japanese women in completely different costumes, here with a tourist.
The Takeshita-dori (竹下 通り) is above all on Sundays, the meeting place of predominantly young women, who - perhaps as a direct step from the Japanese school, work, power and uniform Clothes (all students wear uniforms) to withdraw clearly visible - striking dress and would like to be seen.
The majority of young people dressed unobtrusively - compared to Europe but you can see more skirts.
the center of the city: the Tokyo station.
The center consists mostly of a huge park in the middle of the Palace of the Kaiser Family content.
grow side of the towers of big business in the sky.
In Tokyo there are two subway operator Tokyo Metro and Toei. While you once could only use the ticket of a given society, there is now a kind of charge card, accepted by both systems. The system works much like a phone card, with each use, an amount corresponding to the distance traveled be charged. Here, the network plans of the two systems, including the respective machines.
The Ginza is the elegant shopping area, here you meet the big brands in Japan and the world. On Sunday, the Chuo-dori closed to traffic.
Again, do not find all the shops and restaurants on the ground floor space and need to escape upward.
In the borough of Asakusa (浅 草) is Tokyo's oldest and most important temple, the Senso-ji (草 寺). For the most Kaminari-don (Tonnertor) leads the numerous souvenir shops framed Nakamise-dori.
The Thunder Gate ...
... with his fierce guards.
view of Tokyo from the Asahi-Tower - of course with 2 fresh draft Asahi 's:
Authentic Running Sushi: also in the restaurant there was no western characters, but delicious, fresh and cheap fish.
In the basement of department stores you can always find delicatessen departments, although not of course sushi boxes may be missing.
create How the Japanese only to wake up in the subway on time? There
's 28 platforms in the Tokyo Station:
Got it?
Well then, good night!
view of Tokyo from the Asahi-Tower - of course with 2 fresh draft Asahi 's:
Authentic Running Sushi: also in the restaurant there was no western characters, but delicious, fresh and cheap fish.
In the basement of department stores you can always find delicatessen departments, although not of course sushi boxes may be missing.
create How the Japanese only to wake up in the subway on time? There
's 28 platforms in the Tokyo Station:
Got it?
Well then, good night!
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