Harajuku

Next up was Harajuku, after two stops and long walk. Stop one was the Godzilla store, which to Steve's disappointment was a tiny corner section of one large open floor of a mall. After that, the walk towards Harajuku. Second stop, lunch which was beef bowls with rice and beef tail soup.

Finally, Harajuku, mainly Takeshita Street which was ground zero for Japanese youth culture a while back, featuring Kawaii style- that cuteness aesthetic, and the Lolita look. Now, it's like a lot of places that become a thing: Gatlinburg Tennesse, South Street in Philadelphia in the late 1980s, any beach boardwalk. Lots of gawkers and kitschy over priced shops. And mobs of people. Still, it was bright and energetic.

We also stopped in at the Sailor Moon store for our oldest daughter. Like the Godzilla store, it was s tiny corner area. Some nice stuff.

Sadly, I didn't get my enormous multicolored cotton candy because I was so full from lunch, and it was raining so hard. Not to mention, who knows what all that sugar would do to someone my age.Læs mere