Anyway, before the big shopping adventure, we actually went to Harajuku to visit the Meiji Shrine. Harajuku has two side- one very capitalist, consumer driven shopping megacomplex side, and the other is a very serene, tree lined and beautiful side that is very peaceful on the side that the shrine is on. This is something that I am really noticing about Japan- the Japanese love their excess consumption of goods, but they also have a real affinity for nature.
What was really funny about the shrine expereince was that there was a wedding taking placem and the tourists were blatantly taking photos, and and actually joining the wedding guests, wiht all of their gawking! (ok, so I joind them with the happy snap taking, but from a discreet distance!!) Check out the pics:
The entrance gate to the shrine
Doing the cleansing ritual
The tree where people write down their greatest hopes and wishes
All of the Asian kids wished for high marks, as evidenced by this one!!!
The bride, getting married in traditional garb (I promise I was at a discreet distance!!)
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