Displaced Beachbums

At the Meiji Shrine

We enjoyed another full day in Tokyo. I’m certainly getting some great excercise with all the walking I’ve been doing.

We went to Easter mass at a Franciscan Chapel. The friars were very nice and after the mass, all visitors were asked to stand, give their name and state where they lived. There were people from all over including: from Ireland, Zambia, Australia, Singapore and more than a couple from the U.S.

After a delicious champagne brunch at the New Sanno, it was time to tackle the “metro”. The subway here is clean, efficient and comfortable but it does take a lot of concentration to get the hang of it. We caught the subway to an area calledShibuya-Ku where we found the Meiji Jingu Shrine which is located in a beautiful park called Yoyogi Park. Harajuku is at the entrance to the park and there are strange looking characters all dressed up ~ mostly young teenage girls in Gothic wear (and other fun costumes). It all seems to be in good fun and they don’t mind if you take their photos. They actually pose for you.

We had another gorgeous day. Hopefully it will continue for our trip to Mt. Fuji and Disneyland.