Hello, it's another Tokyo Travelling episode ! And today, I'll be introducing the Meiji Shrine, Takeshita Street and other stuff we did throughout the day to you guys!
Enjoy!
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Went to "Freshness Burger", located near our hotel for breakfast in the morning.
Menu:
Wanted to try something different so I got a "Popover". Not very sure what that is but it seems like a "butterfly" shaped crossoint , just that the surface's not as flaky. I'm not sure exactly what's in the saucer , but I know it's definitely not butter. I'm guessing it's just cream cause it's kinda bland. Just slightly sweet, like 2/10 sweet.
After breakfast, we made our way to Harajuku. Stopped by at DoughnutPlant NYC on the way because the doughnuts look so good!
How to go to Harajuku from Shinjuku? : Take the JR Yamanote from Shinjuku Station and Harajuku is only 2 Stops Away!
About 4 mins later ....
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We reached!
Takeshita Street is just across the road after exiting from the station.
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Decided to visit Meiji Shrine first which is a 10mins walk from the station.
First gate before Meiji Shrine
Let's go!
2nd Gate
Gate before the shrine
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Cleansing corner:
It is believed that one will be cleansed after washing their hands and rinsing their mouth using the water here. One thing to note *when rinsing your mouth, scoop the water , cup your hands , pour it into your hand and rinse your mouth with the water in your hand . Do not place your mouth on the scoop!
No Photos when you're at the altar in front so this is as close as I can take.
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Next to the main temple, there's a corner where you can write your well-wishes at a counter.
What to do?
1)Take a white piece of paper from the center compartment. You can choose to write any form of well-wishes (eg: family health , world peace ... etc). Don't forget to write your name at the end.
2)Insert the White paper into the Brown envelope.
3.) Place your offerings into the envelope first before dropping it into the box below.
*If you want to go the extra mile, you can purchase a piece of wooden block and write your well wishes. You can then hang these wooden blocks on any one of the hooks around the trees.
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Witnessed a traditional wedding ceremony. Many couples choose The Meiji Shrine place to hold wedding ceremonies and wedding photo shoots because of its beautiful architecture and peaceful surrounding.
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Around noon, we left Meiji Shrine for Takeshita Street.
Takeshita street is a shopping street more for youngsters. There's lots of stuff sold there , eg: bags, clothes, caps, keychains...etc.
If you're super hungry, you should totally have your lunch there because most of the restaurants serve their food in huge ass portions.
If you've already had your food elsewhere, you might want to stop by at one of the many crepe shops. There's 30+ flavors available so you'll definitely find one that you like.
Underground Clothes store
Look at the crazy amount of clothes. Reminds me of bugis Street
One of the many crepe shops
See what I mean when I say they sell huge ass portions of food
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We wandered along some street across the road at the other end of Takeshita street and saw this along the way...
Truck/Bus promoting some Jpop girl band. Common sight in Japan.
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This street, whose name I forgot, sells really expensive stuff. If you're not ready to spend $100+ on clothes and shoes then I suggest you skip this street.
Expensive shoes
Japanese Cosplayers
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Alright, that's all for now but here's a sneak peak of what we did for the rest of the day :
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