Meiji Shrine and Tokyo

Tim washing before entering
the shrine. 

Sunday I had the wonderful chance to meet up with some family friends (the Roberts) from McMinnville who were visiting Tokyo. We met at the Meiji Shrine in Harajuku. It was very easy to find each other we all stand out in a crowd of Japanese people. Once we met we made our way through the Tori (gate) and walked through a lovely park into the shrine area. Before entering the shrine it is customary to rinse your hands and mouth at the Temizuya (Fountain). Inside was pretty fascinating, there were prayer cards, big building, and people getting married. After walking around the shrine we walked through the park and walked through the Treasures Museum, I would have posted some pictures but, cameras were forbidden.

A very interesting outfit...

  After the park we set out to find the oddly dressed people of Harajuku. We found some... we also found some delicious lunch! After walking around for a while, we made our way back to Shibuya. We crossed the road at the Shibuya intersection. About a thousand people cross at this intersection each time the light changes. I think in a day nearly a million people cross the road at the one intersection. Overall it was a great day! It was especially nice of the Roberts to include me in their Japan Adventures!