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| Kazaridaru. |
After spending most the morning exploring the vicinity around Tokyo Station and Imperial East Garden, the afternoon was dedicated to visiting one of Tokyo's most popular area and shrine – Harajuku and Meiji Jingu.
Harajuku + Meiji Jingu
Harajuku, an area that is famous for its youth culture, fashion and shopping. Not surprisingly it was filled with people as soon as I stepped out of the station, unlike the CBD around Tokyo Station, Harajuku definitely has a more trendy, edgy vibe with international retailers and boutique cafés lining the streets, not to mention the streets themselves were filled with a great mix of people from tourists to students.If you have some spare time, the backstreets of Harajuku such as Takeshita Dori is a great place to immerse yourself in Japanese youth fashion. For the architecture enthusiast, the area around Harajuku has the Yoyogi Stadium and Omotesando Hills designed by Tadao Ando.
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| Outside Harajuku Station. |
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| Meiji Jingu. |
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| Torii gate. |
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| Prayer boards. |
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| Sacred trees outside main shrine. |
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