harajuku girls... and guys

The third thing we did in Tokyo was to see the Harajuku girls and guys that congregate on a bridge in Harajuku. Harajuku is a section of Tokyo that has a big Shinto shrine, lots of shopping, and the location of Cirque du Soliel. We saw the Cirque performance on Wednesday - it was the Dralion version... tres cool!! (And we sat next to the director/choreographer of the show, and of course, didn't know it until we saw the DVD interview of her as we were leaving the venue.)

Yes, I realize the first and second things have yet to be posted, but to be honest, the first thing I did was sleep. Not very exciting yet necessary once one crosses the international date line. The second thing we did was head to brunch at a ritzy hotel, but that needs its very own post.

Here are the Harajuku denizens.... they dress outrageously (by Japanese standards) and spend all weekend making a spectacle of themselves for the tourists and the curious to gawk at. (yes, I gawked, and took these pictures, so you can also gawk.)