Però si us parlo de Harajuku avui, és sobretot perquè hi trobareu el temple shintoista que s’anomena Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), al parc de Yoyogi (代々木公園), dedicat a les ànimes de l’emperador Meiji i la seva dona, que moriren a principis del segle XX. L’edifici original va ser destruït durant la Segona Guerra Mundial, i es va acabar de reconstruir una altra vegada l’any 1958. No us podeu perdre la sensació de pau que es respira en aquest lloc! De fet, ha estat passejada “obligada” les tres vegades que he estat a Japó, i sempre n’he sortit amb l’esperit renovat! Això sí, no deixeu de fer una volta pel parc, on hi trobareu, sobretot els diumenges, mostres de totes les subcultures urbanes de la ciutat. I és aquesta, una de les coses que més em fascina de Tokyo, combina els contrastos amb tota naturalitat! :)
Ah, si! I En el carrer paral·lel a Takeshita doori, que va del parc Yoyogi a Omotesandou, entreu a Kiddy Land, una botiga immensa de joguets! Us hi podeu passar hores!!!! :D
Today, I’m going to talk about the area in Tokyo called Harajuku (原宿), between Shinjuku and Shibuya [Yamanote Line (the easiest one!); station: Harajuku]. In this area you’ll find two main commercial zones: Takeshita doori (竹下通り) and Omotesandou (表参道); the first one is full of shops for young people, often selling eccentric clothes, and the second one has a lot of expensive boutiques as Louis Vuitton and so on.
But if today I’m talking about Harajuku, that’s mainly because there you’ll find the Shinto’s shrine called Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), at Yoyogi park (代々木公園), dedicated to the souls of emperor Meiji and his wife, who died at the beginning of the 20th century. The original building was destroyed during the Second World War, and they finished to re-build it in 1958. You must feel the peaceful sensation you experience there! In fact, it has been “compulsory” walk the three times I’ve been in Japan, and I’ve always left in a renewed soul! And don’t miss the rest of the park, where you’ll find, especially on Sundays, specimens of all the city urban subcultures. And that’s one of the things that fascinates me the most of Tokyo: it combines contrasts naturally! :)
But if today I’m talking about Harajuku, that’s mainly because there you’ll find the Shinto’s shrine called Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), at Yoyogi park (代々木公園), dedicated to the souls of emperor Meiji and his wife, who died at the beginning of the 20th century. The original building was destroyed during the Second World War, and they finished to re-build it in 1958. You must feel the peaceful sensation you experience there! In fact, it has been “compulsory” walk the three times I’ve been in Japan, and I’ve always left in a renewed soul! And don’t miss the rest of the park, where you’ll find, especially on Sundays, specimens of all the city urban subcultures. And that’s one of the things that fascinates me the most of Tokyo: it combines contrasts naturally! :)
Oh, yes! And at the Takeshita doori's parallel street, the one going from Yoyogi park to Omotesandou, go into Kiddy Land, a huge toy shop! You will spend hours in there just walking around!!!! :D
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