Temples in the middle of Shinjuku

These were 2 temples that we saw while we were walking around in Shinjuku. It was quite a unique experience going to the temples. The temples are quiet and peaceful and much needed in the midst of all the crowds and traffic in this busy city.






One of the temples were preparing for a Bon Dance Festival, which is an annual festival in the summer (from July) to honour the dead. They were setting up drinks and food for the even that evening.

A day in 原宿 (Harajuku）

I went on the weekend to Harajuku. As you can see from the photos, it's very crowded in Harajuku, probably more so that it's the weekend. Harajuku is famous for being a hub of fashion with many stores selling trendy clothes to both women and men. I was trying to save money so I didn't buy any clothes. But I did eat beef rice bowl at 吉野家 (Yoshinoya) at Harajuku which was tasty but inexpensive. There was a man dressed up in a costume of sorts outside of Yoshinoya and he was wearing a hat with two fishbowls. If you look closely, you can see that there are 2 live goldfish inside.





Then I just walked around Harajuku and I ended up buying a pair of glasses for 3990円 (about US$45) which includes frame and lenses. The best part was they were ready in 30 minutes. I walked around the district and ate some たこ焼き(takoyaki）while I waited and it was delicious. They are in many places around Tokyo and are generally cheap snacks that vistors should try.