We had plans on Friday to go to the Tsukiji fish market in the morning (early wake up!!) and then to the ghibli museum. We woke up late, scratched our butts, rolled over, and went back to sleep, so Tsukiji was out of the question. A bit late, we rolled out of bed and got over to Mitaka where the Ghibli Museum is, and after a bit of vortex jumping, we found the place. It was AWESOME!!! Screaming kids everywhere, running around, grabbing things, pushing past you! The displays were awesome, they showed you how they animate the movies, and do stop motion animation... everything! I was really impressed with the whole layout of the place... only they wouldnt allow photos inside the building, only outside, so on the roof we got the robot pic, and took some around the outside of Totoro and stuff.
After that we went to Shinjuku and just had a wander around. It was a bit of a non-event. We found the golden gai area, which was pretty cool, but we were a bit early, so nothing was open (Golden Gai area is a small area with old teeny little japanese bars and eateries). But we did find:
The next day (yesterday) we were supposed to meet Nori, our Tokyo Free Guide, but I've been hit with the plague and couldnt get out of bed (or breathe through my nose for that matter). So Stacy and May Lee abandoned me and returned hours and hours later telling all sorts of exciting stories about the day I could have had (Bitter? Moi?). If you want to know more, I'm sure May Lee has blogged about it on hers:
www.mweernink.blogspot.com
but I will put up this pic, which shows just how awesome it was:
that's right folks, he's not just a random fatty, he's a Sumo!
Anyway....
Today we missioned out to Shibuya and had a look around the Meiji-Jingu shrine. This place is just gorgeous, giant torii, trees all around! And today must have been super auspicious (or just a Sunday), because there were about 4 or 5 Shinto weddings going on! We felt a bit stink, but papparazzi'd them anyway.
chapter 2: Harajuku!!!
coming soon
how wonderful and a privilege to have witnessed a Shinto wedding- 4 at that! Try to unblock your nose with warm mild salty water.Hope you are feeling better soon. love, mum
ReplyDeleteDarling Mum he!! even from a distance all good advise! What great times you all are having, love following the stories, were are the days that we had to wait for a post-card! I love it-lots love, Jos
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