Visiting Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on a rainy day isn’t too bad if you have an umbrella. There are barely any people and its like you have the whole place to yourself. It’s a great time to throw the umbrella and run around the place with your hands in the air like Phoebe from Friends.
Right before you enter the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, you can’t help but notice this large pot full of incense and fire. But what’s even more interesting about it is that people stand all around it waving the smoke on to them. Under their hats, in their jackets, anywhere they can pat the smoke onto themselves; they’re all about it. After googling why they do it, I found out that they do it because they believe it’s “healing” and will help them become smarter.
Obviously, not everyone was a fan of the smoke 😉
Our apartment was in Shinjuku so that’s where we spent most of our time. Which turned out perfect because it was my favorite part of the city. Theres all these great alley ways, stores and restaurant. Every where you turned, there was something new and interesting to see.
Even at night, when it’s all dark, the city of Tokyo doesn’t sleep. It’s full of color, lights and life.
Flashing lights, lights – Kanye
I love how the crosswalks in this picture sort of divides everything. In each little corner there’s so much going on. Everybody’s lives are all different but somehow lead them to this one intersection. And then you have me, the creeper from the balcony photographing it all 🙂
So one of the coolest nights that we spent in Tokyo was when we joined Eyexplore Tokyo for their “Tokyo Vertigo” tour. I’m a big fan of taking photo tours with locals whenever I’m in a new place and this one was one of the best tours I’ve been on. Not only did we get amazing, unique views of the city by hoping from rooftop to rooftop, but our tour guide, Axel was awesome! He was just so passionate about teaching photography and showing off his city. I really felt like I learned a lot from him. He’s also a super cool and friendly guy too. So if you’re ever in Japan, I’d definietly recommend looking them up.
