Itinerary
1- Yoyogi Park and Meiji Jingu Shrine
2- Ramen at the Afuri restaurant in Harajuku
3- Takeshita Street
4- Shibuya
5- Genki Sushi
Our second day in Tokyo coincided with a Sunday and, we already had well-defined plans for this day. Our first stop of the day was going to the Meiji Jingu Shrine.
The Meiji Jingu Shrine is a Shinto shrine, located in the heart of Yoyogi Park, and the reason we dedicated this visit to Sunday morning was to attend the rituals related to the marriages that take place there. And this was a great decision because the whole park is full of life. A delightful walk through an iconic location in Tokyo.
After the visit to the Sanctuary, to get to Yoyogi Park you will have to leave your perimeter, as there is no direct connection between the two. You can see here how to get there:
And a walk along its paths is perfect to whet your appetite for lunch, from which we want to leave our recommendation.
Here, prepare for another extraordinary culinary experience in Tokyo. Really, really excellent ramen!!! We had already gathered information about this restaurant in different forums and we decided to try it ourselves and, thankfully we did, even having to wait about 20 minutes to get our turn.
Your request starts with a machine and its interactive screen (do not worry, there is a menu in English), and you make your payment in cash. Then just collect your receipt and wait at a U-shape-table, around the cooks who prepare your meal. It's not a huge place, with about 20 seats and, it is amazing to see the coordinated and perfect way to work as a team to put us ahead of a perfect dish in taste and appearance.
The dishes are all deliciously perfect and it is a great meal for reasonable prices (about 1300 yen per person). Please, try the yuzu, you won't regret! See here the localization on google maps. Do not be surprised if you find a big queue at the door, it is normal because this place is known by locals as well as by tourists but, the queue is fast and, in our case, in less than 20 minutes we were already seated.
3- Takeshita Street
After lunch, just a short walk, we reached Takeshita Street in the Harajuku neighborhood.
And this is a very peculiar street, especially on Sunday, because it is the time when many young people from Tokyo come together and express themselves in the most varied ways, being the zone par excellence cosplay of the city, in which creativity, daring and the outside of the conventional rule (the reason why we reserved this day to visit).
It's a fun ride but, it was a little short of our expectations. It was probably the place we considered more aimed at tourists in Tokyo.
Our next step was Shibuya. Since Takeshita is not far, 1,5 km (see here on google maps) and went by foot to Shibuya, and there we arrived at another brand image of Tokyo. In addition to the gigantic skyscrapers, we had the possibility of passing through perhaps the most famous pedestrian walkway in the world and one of the busiest, the Shibuya crossing.
And this was an experience we adored. Incredible the number of people passing at the same time and, like everything in Tokyo, with huge respect for others and an incredible organization. A must do in Tokyo.
In addition to the skyscrapers and the immense neon lights that make this area known as Times Square in Tokyo, we also had the chance to see the Hachiko statue.
In addition to the skyscrapers and the immense neon lights that make this area known as Times Square in Tokyo, we also had the chance to see the Hachiko statue.
Hachiko was a dog that was extremely famous because, after his owner's death, he traveled daily to Shibuya station in the hope of seeing him arrive, as was his habit in life.
5- Genki Sushi
In Shibuya, we went to dinner at Genki Sushi (see on google maps the exact location here). This was not the best sushi we ate in Tokyo, we are forced to say but, the experience was very funny.
There is almost no interaction with restaurant workers. Although it is a restaurant with a lot of clients, it has a limit of 45 minutes to eat, so we did not stay for long waiting. Check this cool video from "Chintai Channel" to see how it works, and how cool it is.
As we mentioned, it is not the best sushi we ate in Tokyo, but even then we have to say it was very fresh and the service very fast. A great experience that blends perfectly with the modern air of Shibuya, and at very reasonable prices for Tokyo (most dishes cost 108 yen, 2018 prices).
After this futuristic dinner and another night stroll through the streets of Shibuya, we returned by subway to our hotel.
We hope our itinerary helps you plan your family trip to Tokyo. We would like to invite you to follow our experience with us for the 4 days of the trip, in which we describe in detail our entire trip and we believe that it will help you to plan your trip to Tokyo, you can see our next day in Tokyo here.
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