lundi, novembre 15, 2004 Went to visit Mei Yen's church today - all the way back at where her old apartment used to be, which is 1.5hrs away from where she stays now. I'm still getting used to the idea that Japan is a large place, and you can literally hop on a train and go Somewhere Else Far Far Away. This must make runaway kids a nightmare for parents, though it makes the prospect of a weekend getaway to somewhere like Kyoto or Hokkaido sound like a hop and skip away - because it is! Take the shinkansen (bullet train) and you're pretty much there in a couple of hours.After church and lunch, we headed down to Harajuku to see the poor people in the square dressed as goths and other whatnot. I thought they'd break my camera if they saw me taking photographs, but Mei Yen assured me that they were there to be seen, and when asked, would actually pose quite gamely for shots. I just leeched off other photographers' shots - it was quite the sight to behold. The Meiji shrine was nearby, and we got someone to take a shot of both of us together in front of it. Tomorrow's shichi-go-san, which is 7-5-3, where kids the ages of 7, 5 and 3 dress up and go to the shrines to get blessed. My camera's gonna be at the ready tomorrow! We saw two kids dressed up today, and oh my, they were unbelievably kawaii! Then it was off to another ubiquitous Starbucks for a quick drink and a chat, then to Uniqlo (crowded) and Gap (even more crowded and even more expensive) to take a quick gander, and then it was time to head back home for a home-cooked meal. (We cook lah, then what?) [Tokyo, Japan: Day 3] |
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