A very popular tourist street for little izakaya-style restaurants
We ended up at Sushiro, a popular conveyor belt sushi chain
Gachapon machines are everywhere
The Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando, next to Harajuku
It was a short walk to Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park was once a US military base, Washington Heights, first built in 1946. At its height, there were over 800 American families living here. It was turned over to Japan in the early 1960s and became the home of the 1964 Olympics. The family housing became quarters for the visiting Olympic teams. Most of the base buildings were demolished. This may be the last house standing and is now a coffee shop in the park
Between Harajuku and Yoyogi Park is the Meiji Shrine. Here is the torii gate leading to the shrine.
On the walk you will be greeted by the Meiji Jingu, decorative sake barrels
A cool place, but the food isn’t very good at most of the shops
More than just sushi, fast and easy
You can’t be a tourist without going to Harajuku
After Harajuku and Omotesando, we took a coffee break
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, first and second gym, on the edge of the park
It is about a ½ mile walk through the park to the shrine. There are over 100,000 trees in this walk.
Pat stands at another torii gate at the entrance of the shrine.