Personal website of Mithun Divakaran, a guy you may or may not know -- or like.
Photos and stories from many of my travels in the past 5 years
Date: 30th March 2015
After I visited Akihabara for the second time, I then decided to head to Ueno Park. I had been there a few days ago, but I was disappointed to see that the cherry blossom trees weren’t fully in bloom. I worried I wouldn’t see it fully bloomed before leaving Japan.
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Date: 30th March 2015
My second last full day in Japan. I had to make the most of it and do all my shopping today as I would be visiting Hakone tomorrow. I also had to visit Rikugien at night (after I failed to get during my first visit). But before all that, I had to switch hostels. Where I was staying, Khaosan Tokyo Laboratory, didn’t have availability for the next two nights. So I had booked at a brand new hostel called Space Hostel.
Based on first impressions, the hostel was very good. Of course, it’s also very new, so that helps with cleanliness.
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Date: 29th March 2015
The final post in a series of four on this one day! My day began at the East Gardens of the Tokyo Imperial Palace followed by a visit to the impressive Shunjuku Gyoen for more cherry blossom sightings and then to Harajuku/Yoyogi Park to check out the Sunday scene there.
To end my day of sightseeing, I next walked to the shopping streets of Harajuku.
I was here mostly to check out Takeshita-dori (or Takeshita street).
Takeshita is a pedestrian-only street which has a mix of independent fashion store, bigger brands and the odd “wow, an entire shop for just this stuff?” Like the stores around Shibuya crossing, Takeshita-dori is another spot where a lot of Japanese youth fashion trends emerge.
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