Meiji Shrine in the pouring rain

Well it was raining cats and dogs by the time we arrived at Harajuku and wandered down the tree lined road up to the main shrine but by now we were masters at remaining dry while exploring.

The shrine and grounds are a very peaceful place and under better weather would be even nicer. The shrine itself is very popular but it seemed that they were trying hard for donations from tourists to help maintain the buildings. Anything from a simple inspirational quote for 500 yen that you could write on a board and hang by the tree through to the option of buying a copper roof tile that could be engraved for 3000 yen.

We stopped at the cafe and had a pork bun which was rather tasty also.Read more