#harajiku

However, first thing was first—before any of the bright and shiny streets, we needed to go to Meiji Shrine. (Terribly close to Yoyogi Park, which at the time was on the alert for Denbu Fever, or ‘Bone Breaking Fever’ for how badly it hurt—holy moly).

Us posing in front of the Jingu Gate—just how many cameras were we posing for?

And the gate itself. A rainy day!

We walked around inside a bit, but there were some parts restricted due to the mosquito outbreak. Not much to say for this part—it was beautiful in the rain, but most of us were bouncing to get to our next stop.

Some shots of the shrine—this is as far as we got before we had to head back.

Next stop was the big old favorite—Harajiku! Ashley and I teamed up for this one, and while she showed me the wonder of Takeshtadori she showed me the wonder of Lolita fashion.

Awww heck yeah, the Takeshtatori walk. So many good shops—and random mini-mini malls! When did those get there?

Highlight of the day: Found the place Avril Lavinge shot her Hello Kitty music video! It was adorable as heck.

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Some sweet lolitas  we met at Closet Child!

Hey! It's me and Ashley!