Today is our last full day in Tokyo. We leave tomorrow morning to head back home.
We spent the entire day in Harajuku which is an area that is known for shopping, and the outlandish outfits that the local teenagers wear.
We walked around Omotesando-dori, which is the Toyko equivalent to the Champs Elysees. There are several blocks of high-end name brand stores. We eventually found ourselves on Takeshita-dori which we both found much more interesting. This seems to be the street that the young locals shop in - lots of small shops for inexpensive clothing, music and fastfood. (the crepes looked especially yummy!)
We ate at a little fast-food italian restaurant (which are apparently quite popular here) and sat in a window seat. We sat directly across from a store named All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling which cracked us up. From the looks of the window display, they sell a lot of goth/harajuku clothes for teens.
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling
I had to drop into Snoopy Town to find some goodies for my sister. I never did find any Raggedy Ann merchandise here in Japan, but Snoopy was a good alternative. The store was filled with fun goodies.
Snoopy Town
We finally made our way around to the section of the neighborhood where the harajuku teens hang out. We saw some great outfits - it didn't disappoint. I was surprised to see how many "goth" outfits we saw. I haven't seen so much black outfits and black-eyeliner since being in art school.
Harajuku Girls
We also stopped to watch a local band playing on the street. Their name was Jet Robot. We really enjoyed their music, and bought a CD. :)
Jet Robot
After making our way away from the hustle and bustle of the crowds, we walked through a gorgeous wooded area to the Meiji Jinhu Shrine and gardens. The gardens were really beautiful. Unfortunately, we were about a month early. The iris bulbs are sprouting and I can imagine how gorgeous this area will be when the irises are fully bloomed. The shrine itself was very beautiful.
Dick standing in front of the gate leading to the shrine
We came back to the hotel in the late afternoon to take a break before going out to dinner tonight. We've been doing a lot of walking over the past 3 days, and are feet are pretty tired. We're looking forward to relaxing with a nice sushi dinner tonight.
Update
10:05pm
Dick and our platter of sushi
We had a very good sushi dinner tonight at a local sushi restaurant that our concierge recommended. Very good maguro this time around - we were not disappointed!
The Park Hyatt Bar
We came back to our hotel and decided to have a drink in the bar. It's such an amazing view of the city from up here. As Dick explained, it looks like a scene out of Blade Runner. All of the buildings in the area are tall towers with red blinking lights at the top. Dick ordered a martini, and I had a yummy herbal tea with strawberry ice cream. (yum!) Dick decided to cap off the night with a Cuban cigar.
It was the perfect way to celebrate our last night in Tokyo.
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