Sundays in Harajuku (and Tokyo) for that matter are always interesting. We are near Meiji Jingu, the most important Shinto shrine in Japan. It is certainly the nicest in my opinion, but Meiji on Sundays is all about weddings, and we were lucky enough to see a couple of wedding parties.
We headed over to Yoyogi park for some much needed frisbee time. I heard some loud music after a while so Beth went to check out what was going on and it turned out to be a huge Laotian festival packed with food trucks and the famous "Beer Lao" (which did not disappoint, the Steve and Brian!). It was nice to see the girls chowing down on all sorts of fare - as they had better get used to that stuff over the next couple of months in Indochina!
Next up, a stroll down Omotesando, which I mentioned is known as the Champs Elysees of Tokyo. I used to work there but I hardly recognize the place. It's full of all the high end shops you'd expect to see on any of the high end shopping streets in the world. I did see my little Kaitenzushi (rotating sushi) bar that I used to frequent for lunch.
At around 2pm, we grabbed the train to Ryogoku - the area that is home to Sumo in Japan. I had arranged tickets through an online service and we were pretty happy with the results. The kids had fun trying to pick the winners of each match - it's a very easy sport to get into. We had a nailbiter match - the last of the day decided the whole tournament and it was quite the upset.
All in all another great day on Tokyo! I will post some videos of the Harajuku greasers and some sumo in separate posts.
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