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Day5
Harajuku
July 15 in Japan
Went to lunch at a great gyoza place in Harajuku, Alex was particularly happy with that choice.

After we went to Takeshita-dori, the main locus of teen fashion & culture in Tokyo. The boys were super into it and had a ball. It was wild - packed and full of color and noise and teens EVERYWHERE.

To wind down after all that excitement we hit the hedgehog cafe. Who thought of this idea for a cafe? It started with cat cafes, and now there are dogs, hedgehogs and even owls.Read more
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Jul 15, 2018 at 4pm · ☀️ 88 °F · Altitude: 112 ft
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Day9
Cat Street & weitere verrückte Strassen
April 13 in Japan
In der Cat Street gibt es die coole japanische Mode. Zum grossen Teil second hand. interessante Cafes und Kunst. Erholsam und Abseits vom Trubel. In der Takeshita die verrückten Geschäfte, 1 Euro-Läden und Souvenierläden. Kitsch as kitsch can.
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Apr 13, 2018 at 12:31pm · ☀️ 18 °C · Altitude: 27 m
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Day5
Deb with a giant brown bear
July 15 in Japan
Deb waited in line to get this picture. Apparently this brown bear is a big deal
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July 15, 2018
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Today, July 16, is Sea Day in Japan. Let me be the first to wish you a happy Sea Day and all that it entails!
July 15, 2018
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Off to look up what that means!
July 15, 2018
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Jul 15, 2018 · ☀️ 91 °F · Altitude: 112 ft
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Day15
Harayuku
October 6, 2016 in Japan
Met 3 of 4 verschillende metro's naar Harayuku gereisd. Ongeveer € 20,- voor een dagkaart. Valt NL nog wel mee ;)
Paul herinnerde zich met Chris nog dat die overal moest bukken, nu is dat bijna allemaal verhoogd.
De wijk Harayuku is wel een stuk levendiger/drukker en ook meer toeristen zie je daar dan waar wij zitten met ons hotel.
Veel jongeren lopen er rond met aparte kleding, maar geen echte harayuku meisjes gezien.
Onwijs veel winkels, kleine en grote shopmerken zoals zara. Leuke wijk om met vriendinnen een dagje te gaan shoppen ;)

We waren natuurlijk weer eens verkeerd gelopen en hebben uiteindelijk bij een Spaans/Mexicaans tentje biefstuk gegeten, was lekker :)
Enige nadeel, Nash had flinke stinkie-dinkie en er was alleen een ienimini toilet, waar Paul alles weer op orde heeft gebracht.
Teruggegaan naar ons hotel, vlakbij zijn ook allemaal leuke eettentjes, dus dat gaan we morgen maar eens proberen.Read more
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Oct 6, 2016 at 8:50pm · Altitude: 31 m
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Day6
New Year's Day in Harajuku
January 1 in Japan
Today we lined up with hundreds of others at a shrine to wish for good fortune, and drink some more amazake. By way of contrast we also walked down Takeshita Street in Harajuku, home of all the most kawaii shops in Tokyo. Ivy felt she had found her spiritual home among the Hello Kitty, Paris Kids, and Cosplay Costume shops and the crepe stalls. The rest of us just felt a bit overwhelmed and exhausted - the street was pumping from end to end and ringing with the high pitched twangy voices of salesgirls.
Almost forgot about this morning. We went down to do some washing at the coin-op laundry around the corner which happened to be next door to an urban Sentou. Russ and Henry popped in to the men's baths (after an awkward explanation to the cashier that Henry was a boy not a girl) and then convinced Ivy and I to go in. It was mostly older Japanese women a little bemused by us I think.
Our New Year's dinner was sourced entirely from the supermarket - soba, teriyaki chicken and sushi - delish !Read more
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Jan 1, 2018 · Altitude: 34 m
35°40'18" N 139°42'37" E
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Day4
Harajuku
December 26, 2014 in Japan
Drog till Harajuku och drog en exemplarisk burgare på The Great Burger http://4sq.com/6hi8mp
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Dec 26, 2014 · Altitude: 31 m
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Day4
Harajuku, Tokyo
November 29, 2009 in Japan
In the heart of this street was this super delicious tonkatsu joint that was quiet and not terribly busy. It was a such a contrast to was happening outside. After walking around and window shopping we stopped by this bridge were some cosplayers were hanging out. Did I mention they were fearless?
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Nov 29, 2009 · Altitude: 102 ft
35°40'18" N 139°42'37" E
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Day5
Harajuku
March 7, 2015 in Japan
Famous place for shopping. Walking distance from shibuya, with the world famous cross road. Harajuki has its famous takeshita street for the lolitta looks and gothic sceene.
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Mar 7, 2015 · Altitude: 31 m
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Harajuku shopping and mad crowds
October 8, 2016 in Japan
This was a massive change from the peace that was the shrine area. As we headed back towards the main street the wash of people become even more crowded and the rain did nothing to dampen anyone's enthusiasm for shopping.

It was at this point that we found an acceptable Italian coffee and had lunch

Harajuku is to Tokyo what rodeo drive is to LA and the shops on offer are seriously high end. It was a great experience to wander and do some very light shopping with the kind of crowds I'd only seen on TV till that point. Unfortunately we didn't get to see many Harajuku girls but we did stop and interact with a robot which was cool.Read more
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Oct 8, 2016 at 1pm · Altitude: 31 m
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Day12
Day 12 - Shinjuku, Harajuku & Akihabara
April 7 in Japan
It was a slower start to the morning, we were on a train to Shinjuku shortly after 9am. (Briefly considered visiting Disney Sea, but we were heading in the wrong direction and would not have gotten there before 11am - next time).

We made our way to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building observation deck. Had a brief look up the north tower. After this we headed to Harajuku and had a wander down Takeshita street. Then onto Kiddyland for a look - holey moley expensive toys. We also grabbed some lunch before moving on.

From here took the train and had a wander of Akihabara. Let the kids buy some toys at Bic camera. And soon it was 3pm and we were all buggered. So back on the train to Yokohama arriving around 4pm.

At 5:30pm we googled the nearest Coco curry, it was about 500m away from our hotel and away from the hustle of the station. There we had an amazing dinner at a really reasonable rate. From here we walked back to Yokohama station through one of the underground malls (amazing that these are around and if you didn't go down a staircase, you may never know they existed) and caught the train one stop to Sakuragicho station. This is right near Landmark tower, and the 275m heigh sky garden observation floor.

Lucky for us today only was the anniversary of the Landmark tower and entry was only 200¥, instead of the usual 1000¥ entry price. As we had done the tower during a different trip in the daytime, we didn't spend much time up there. We probably spent about 10mins admiring the lights. Suprisingly, it was only a little bit busy and we had no wait going up or down. We then had a look in the Pokemon store in the same building - its much bigger than others we've seen. 8pm had us back in our hotel room for our last night in Japan.Read more
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Apr 7, 2018 at 5:16pm · Altitude: 34 m
35°40'18" N 139°42'37" E