{"id":139,"date":"2008-10-20T23:48:43","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T13:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikanya.meidokon.net\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2009-05-28T00:41:22","modified_gmt":"2009-05-27T14:41:22","slug":"shibuya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikanya.meidokon.net\/?page_id=139","title":{"rendered":"Shibuya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yoyogi<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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Yoyogi is a pretty quiet neighbourhood. There are a few schools here, along with some fairly low-key shops. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is Yoyogi Seminar, the main campus for a nationwide chain of cram schools… <\/span><\/p>\n

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…and this is the building for the other famous franchise based in Yoyogi – the Yoyogi Animation Academy, If you look carefully, you can see illustrations on the second and third floor windows. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Harajuku<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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This is Harajuku station. <\/span>There’s always a big crowd out front. <\/p>\n

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Snoopy Town is right across the street from Harajuku station. As you’d expect, it’s got nothing but Peanuts <\/em>merchandise. <\/span><\/p>\n

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On the weekends, this bridge next to the station is a gathering place for goths, punks, hipsters and other fashionistas. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This guy here was putting on a show by moving this puppet without touching it. Where have I seen that before? <\/span><\/p>\n

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This guy was busting all sorts of crazy moves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This street was simply too crowded to pass through.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SoftBank (the mobile phone service provider) was running a promo here using balloon animals. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is Tenshi no Sumika<\/em>, a doll shop. They have some pretty amazing stuff inside, but we weren’t allowed to take any photos. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Omotesandou<\/em> is the main drag in Harajuku. There are fashion shops on each side for hundreds of metres.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Most of the crossings here are huge to accomodate the large crowds. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Condomania. Can you guess what they sell? <\/span><\/p>\n

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Funky English slogans are everywhere in Harajuku.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This shop managed to draw massive lines by cutting 50% off the price of everything in store.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meiji Shrine<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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The park where the shrine is located. Easily the quietest place for miles around. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A building for sanctifying your car. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The shrine itself was packed with people keen to get their omikuji<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s where the ema<\/em> are hung. No silliness at this particular shrine, though. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The main shrine building.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We were lucky enough to see what I’m guessing was a wedding. <\/span><\/p>\n

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We visited countless shrines during our travels, but these were the only three dimensional miko that we encountered. <\/span><\/p>\n

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These pieces of calligraphy were done by junior high students from across the country. <\/p>\n

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The Meiji shrine museum. It contains a portrait of each emperor up to the present day, as well as a number of items owned by emperor Meiji. <\/p>\n

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Even the vending machines here are stylised. <\/p>\n

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The museum annexure is in this more modern-looking building on the other side of the park. It contains the other half of the exhibition, as well as a restaurant. <\/p>\n

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