Meiji Jinju Shrine

So, after we got my head patched up, and made sure I still had 2 out of my 3 Homer hairs left, we headed towards the Meiji Jinju Shrine. As we’ve been known to do in the afternoons though, we needed a coffee break before starting our afternoon power walks - especially since we are never sure if Darren is going to take us back to Golden Gai!

Anyway, while enjoying our coffee, who did we spy on our Find my IPhone app but our little B, wondering around at the other end of the park. We decided to spare him the embarrassment of another family reunion, especially since this time it would have been my turn for the hug and kiss and we all know I would have made it memorable! Dodged a bullet there Brandon, better thank your mom!

From the coffee shop, we headed up the street and into the Shrine park. It was very peaceful even though it was pretty busy - of course I think everywhere in Tokyo is busy, and with 30+ million people, I guess that makes sense.

We enjoyed our walk through the trees as well as the temple complex. We even saw a wedding taking place with the bride in traditional garb. We also argued over the two massive trees in front of the temple, wait I mean three massive trees. That’s right, in the 4th picture below, those two, I mean three, perfectly shaped 120 year old trees just stand out. Darren tried to explain they were called the Husband and Wife trees, but why were they separated (well, they guys know why they are separated 🙄). When we walked over to the ones on the left, we realized there are actually two trees there and those are the husband and wife trees. We never did get confirmation on the tree to the rights name, but we are pretty sure it’s the “mistress” tree!Read more