I know I am like a week and more late, but there is just no time to write ablog when you’re walking all day and come home late and repeating the same process again! Not that I am complaining!
Harajuku: housing one of the strangest sub cultures of the world- cosplaying individuals with a quirky dress sense that only the Japanese can create and uphold. We took the JR from Shinjuku to Harajuku , where we explored the street mall stalls of Takeshita, we found many a strange costume and clothing store there, also mini boutiques filled with incredibly girly things like hair accessories, jewellery, fake eyelashes, make up etc all that is needed to make one look glamorous.
Takeshita
The atmosphere was insane and being a Sunday, it was incredibly busy, filled with tourists, locals, and those just wishing to dress up or look for dress ups.
I found it rather disappointing that there weren’t more cos players hanging around that area, while I definitely saw some ‘out of the ordinary’ characters, I would have thought it might have been a very common thing, in that you didn’t have to actually try to find them.
With a bit of shopping (window mostly) we powered on and walked along the main street that connects Shibuya, Harajuku and Shinjuku: Meiji Dori where we reach the famous Shibuya crossing
Couple of tourists at Shibuya Xing
The lights and people were extremely overwhelming. Just walking from one side to another was a battle as you fought through throngs of people and their shopping bags, weaving in and out in front and behind before you found refuge on the other side. hopefully coming out alive!
There was a wonderful store in Shibuya, Tower Records, 9 floors of music madness, with special editions with DVDs and bonus tracks with the Japanese versions. It was simply awesome and a dream come true for me. (However, due to limited time I couldn’t find their vinyl section… )
The night was brilliant, shops, lights, and the winter air really comes together well in this part of the city.
But for us, it was time to rest up as the next day: Disneyland. This is what I have been waiting for. Oh yeah.
