Tokyo 11 Jan 2010 东京之旅

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo



Harajuku 原宿 train station

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Inside GAP building opposite Karajuku station

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

The GAP store here closed on 10pm. Japanese GAP, by a sudden look, very exciting, seems to have a lot of styles and choices. But a closer look set you back from buying any of them... The American GAP (Seattle), one word, CHEAP. The Canadian GAP (Vancouver), doesn't have many choices, but if a thing looks good, it is good and worth buying. This maybe just a personal bias, over simplified impression...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

The entrance to Meijijingu 明治神宫

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Down this road, you will find the district packed with the world most fashionable stores, big, and small, as well as hair styling salons...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

By the roadside, after this store, you find this Japanese Traditional Painting Museum...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

After finished visiting this Museum, I returned back to the station, and further to Meijijingu.

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Here overlooking the station from the intersect overpass... Minjijingu is inside the forest behind the station.

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Same spot angle 2...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

angle 3...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

elegant move...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Sake...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Ice carving exhibition ...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Hand cleaning time...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Wash right hand, then left hand, then drink a little bit with left hand. So it seems...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Younger generation Japanese girls not very shy...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Stand in the line, and make a wish...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Let's just say, wish the good wishes all come true...

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

It is the season that Japanese are all wishing the young girls who have just grew out of their adolescence a good life.

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

11 Jan 2010 Tokyo

Back to the street that leads to the fashionable district

Omotesando 表参道 and Aoyama 青山

to be cont...

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