There”s a large shrine in Harajuku that is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and his Empress. We tried 3 different times before we actually made it to the shrine itself (distractions are aplenty in Harajuku), but when we actually made… Read more ›
Jumping in our narrative to the present, today we went out to Ginza to get the girls some coats (Uniqlo coats are fabulous; super warm, waterproof, and totally squishable so they’ll fit into my backpack when they’re not needed). When… Read more ›
Or as Zoe says, “Real Tokyo”. Soon after we got here, it became clear that Z was a little bit disappointed. We figured out that it was because she imagined Tokyo with big bright signs and lots of lights and… Read more ›
Bruce took the first week we were here off of work, which was wonderful. We got acclimated to the train system, and got to go see some fun things with him. One place we visited was Ueno Zoo. It’s in a big… Read more ›
We live in a part of the city called Meguro. It’s a nice little area, and we like it. This is our apartment building: We live on the 4th floor. This is our street: Our street has no name- most… Read more ›
Our second day in Tokyo, we ventured into Harajuku. This is the part of town that I was most looking forward to, as it’s reputed to be the center of Japan youth fashion. There’s also a major shrine there (Meiji… Read more ›
We’ve been here in Japan for 2 weeks, and I only just figured out how to put the pictures onto the computer so I can post them here. I can be a little slow sometimes. But seeing as I’ve already… Read more ›
