My Life in Polaroids

72 Hours in Tokyo

February 12, 2012

Living only 5 minutes walk from Harajuku train station, and luckily only 4 minutes away from Starbucks. Walking back and forth along Omotesando every day and finding some really cute boutiques in the alleys near by. Prada building in Aoyama, Comme des Garcons near by and Tod’s building by Toyo Ito. 2 Silver light coats, 2 grey heat-tech undershirts in Uniqlo Shibuya. The massive crowds in Shibuya and miraculously not getting lost in Shibuya train station. Special Tea seminar in Ippodo Tea place in Ginza. Not understanding a word, but enjoying myself to the fullest. Meeting a friend at the Meiji Jingu Harajuku Shrine, just to realize there is a religious ceremony going on. Throwing few coins to ask for a good luck, writing my wishes on a special paper and buying two lucky charms. Sushi for breakfast, Soba noodle soup for Dinner, snacking mochi all the time. Visiting a store for Kimonos only, Window shopping in Ginza. Stationary made of Japanese special paper after looking for the certain store for hours. Harajuku Girls, Harajuku Girls Malls, Harajuku Girls Culture. A must! Having a behind the scenes and a private tour at HP France company; The trendiest clothing company in Tokyo. Meeting new people and turning them into friends. Fish soup, sticky rice, mint chocolate and sweet crepes. Looking up all the time just to be amazed by the beautiful architecture. JR line, Shinjuku station, Quico boutique and tons of beauty salons. Walking in a city of 13 million people and experiencing serendipity quite often. Sleeping only 4 hours a night, just because there is so much to see. Feel like in the movie ‘Lost in Translation’ so many times during the day but still, always finding my way back. Seeing so many places, so many people and squeezing so many great experiences and surprises into 72 hours….Priceless!

Tokyo, Japan, Travel, Polaroids, Harajuku, Shibuya, Sushi

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

Japan, Tokyo, Polaroids, Travel, Shibuya, Harajuku

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