tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259275402024-03-13T02:15:31.060+00:00LongstonedRandom thoughts on travel , film ( mostly Japanese ) , food , and other stuff ... plus some photos probably.( please click the photos to enlarge them , maybe twice for full resolution )Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-75172995724057960412019-08-26T20:57:00.000+01:002019-08-26T20:57:40.133+01:00Kyu-Furukawa part two, the Japanese stroll garden and tea house, 5th May 2019 <div style="text-align: center;">
After exploring the quite amazing collection of roses planted on the terraces of the formal garden surrounding the house at Kyu-Furukawa we walked down a flight of steps into a wonderful shady Japanese stroll garden. Tokyo is so built up that normally you never notice hills or slopes but in this garden you really drop down a pronounced slope from the house to find a pond shaped like the Kanji character for heart surrounded by trees and shrubs. Then off to one side in a fenced of glade there is a tea garden and tea house where for a few extra yen we could enjoy a bowl of matcha and some Japanese sweets.</div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-53102466458241388742019-08-26T20:40:00.000+01:002019-08-26T20:40:28.185+01:00Kyu-Furukawa part one, an English rose garden in central Tokyo, 5th May 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
A couple of km North of Ueno in built up Tokyo nestling on a hillside just off a busy street there is an oasis of green in two parts. Higher up the slope there is an English style country house with a formal rose garden built around 1917 and designed by Josiah Conder . Below that in a tree filled glade and surrounding a pond is a Japanese style stroll garden and a smaller tea house garden.</div>
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Firstly some photos of the house and rose garden, it was very popular with Japanese visitors, rather strangely given it's western appearance there was no English language guide leaflet available.<br />
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In 2013 on my first visit to Miyagi prefecture my friends Mayumi and Yusuke took me by car to a hilltop park in Ishinomaki to find some sakura trees that were in bloom. Hiroriyama park offered views both inland through the estuary and out to sea across the flat coastline area. Both areas had been devastated by the 2011 tsunami and just two years later there was a lot of empty space where buildings had once stood and some signs of the damage were clearly evident. Another six years later on the first day of the new Reiwa era it was nice to be able to return to the park , this time walking and in the rain. The sakura were once again blooming and in spite of the mist, rain and low cloud the views were still impressive.</div>
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On the walk up looking back towards the town there were impressive views of the estuary</div>
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Just as we reached the park the sakura were still in bloom</div>
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The next three photos are of a viewing spot in the park looking at the estuary.</div>
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There is a large photograph mounted on the fence showing the scene before the tsunami which you can compare with my photo taken on day one of Reiwa more than 8 years after the tsunami crashed up the valley from the sea. </div>
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The main park area with Sakura in bloom </div>
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The view seawards </div>
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The torii gate that marks the place where the pathway to the hilltop shrine crosses the ridge from the seashore below.</div>
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Another viewing spot looking out to sea showing a photo from before the tsunami </div>
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the coast area is very flat and was quite industrial prior to being severely damaged in the disaster.</div>
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Huts selling refreshments and manga character masks. </div>
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In addition to manga Ishinomaki is also famous for being visited by the haiku poet Basho </div>
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A few more views </div>
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Descending back towards the town centre, a large cemetery is visible on the hillside opposite. </div>
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The Azaleas for which Nezu shrine is famous (in addition to it being one of Tokyo's oldest shrines established in 1705) were in full bloom and spectacular when we visited at the end of a pleasant Sunday. However because it was dusk the main festival stalls had closed up and the walkways between the flowers were also closed. The views were still spectacular and the shrine grounds could still be wandered around. The failing light meant it was difficult to get many decent photos but the plants and architecture are still pretty spectacular.</div>
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This was the scene opposite the entrance </div>
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The main entrance with it's Tori gate</div>
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think this is a list of all the Azalea varieties on display</div>
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Kichijoji is a 30 minute or so bus ride from Oizumi station close to our accommodation, I guess it's about the same time for a train from central Tokyo. It's a lively place popular with younger people but also with all ages for the large park areas. The town itself has a variety of interesting shopping streets peppered with cafes and restaurants plus on the day we visited there was a live music event in the square near the station. </div>
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In Ishinomaki city, Miyagi prefecture, the first day of the new Reiwa Era started with a rain and mist. There was constant light rain in the town with low cloud and mist obscuring the hills and mountains.</div>
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Luckily there was little wind and the temperature was mild so we decided to take a morning walk across town heading for a park situated on a hilly outcrop between the sea and the estuary around which the city was built. Checking the map we saw a route that would take us past some temples on the way. Given Ishinomaki was very badly hit in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami due to it;s low lying coastal setting it had suffered one of the highest casualty rates it seems the Temples (and their graveyards) would be very important to the survivors and local community. Photography wasn't easy in the rain and a few shots were taken with my phone when the camera was getting too wet.</div>
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However the architecture and gardens still looked amazing.</div>
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This site is marked on the map as Eganji Temple but there is also a Shinto Shrine mentioned on Google Maps as well the complex contained a bell tower and an old store house. I'm not sure if we entered the shrine area or the temple. </div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-82849993401567881642019-06-19T07:11:00.000+01:002019-06-19T07:11:11.034+01:00Anagura Shrine, Sendai 29th April 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
While walking back down the hill from the impressive and popular Buddhist temple and mausoleum complex associated with Date Masamune and his family, just before reaching the bottom of the path we saw a small and quiet left turning that no one seemed to be taking. We decided to take a look and stumbled on a small Shinto shrine in a clearing overlooking the river valley. It was a simple shrine but behind the main wooden building there was an interesting row of small shrines dedicated to Inari Okami (fox gods). The shrine was called Anagura and according to internet reports written by Japanese visitors had been used by Date Masamune to pray for success in battle etc. </div>
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Looking at the map there is a long straight road that approaches the shrine from the river valley ending at the Tori gate and flight of steps, so maybe it was a much grander place in the past. </div>
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After enjoying the splendid temple gardens in the sunshine we continued up the hillside via a flight of steps surrounded by huge pine trees. Finally passing through a ticket gate into the Zuihoden mausoleum complex. It was requested by the samurai lord Date Masamune on his death in 1636 and then built in 1637. A number of his relatives and clan members were also buried there and there is a special graveyard section for the children of the clan who died young. The site buildings were designated national treasures but were mostly destroyed during world war two. The current buildings are post war reconstructions in the original style.</div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-4072836929866888412019-06-14T18:06:00.000+01:002019-06-14T18:06:22.024+01:00Zuiho-ji Temple, Sendai 29th April 2019 <div style="text-align: center;">
After walking across Sendai city in the sunshine we crossed the Hirose River and headed uphill towards the Zuihoden ( the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune ). The hillside is shaded in large old pine trees making for a relaxing walk. About halfway up towards the complex proper we passed a temple gate and wandered in to take a look. this was the Zuiho-ji Temple which had a wonderful little garden with camellias in flower and some splendid greenery.</div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-22723736683213572332019-06-07T09:30:00.000+01:002019-06-07T09:30:20.025+01:00A stroll around Sendai in the sunshine 29th April 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
Sendai station seems huge when you step off the Shinkansen and out into the foyer. It's full of restaurants, shops, market stalls, tourist information offices etc. and for Golden week it was really busy . Then stepping outside you emerge onto the busy walkways that are above ground level with views of the city that take you across the busy roads and deposit you on the pavement of your choice.</div>
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Sendai is much quieter than Tokyo and quite pleasant to walk around especially in the sunshine. </div>
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We headed randomly across town towards the river and a hill planning to visit some famous temples and graveyards.</div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-34206588522490907612019-06-03T07:20:00.002+01:002019-06-03T07:20:39.840+01:00First lunch of Reiwa1st May 2019 Ishinomaki<div style="text-align: center;">
After an early morning walk around Ishinomaki in the rain and mist visiting temples and the hilltop park the weather started to clear around lunchtime. While walking in the town we noticed a nice cafe and bakery shop in an old wooden building with a tiny shrine next door. </div>
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It was serving a set lunch of local ingredients and the bakery had a fine selection of breads and cakes.</div>
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The lunch set contained local octopus with red peppercorns, Hoya ( seasquirt) in oil and lemon,</div>
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venison, spiced chicken, fried tofu skin filled with creamed potato and cheese, salad with orange dressing, pickles, rice and soup. </div>
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and for pudding ..... I chose a take out whipped cream and fresh fruit sandwich </div>
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A few more photos of people enjoying themselves in the relaxed atmosphere of Shakujii-koen.</div>
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The Golden week holiday gave many people a chance to their local park in Shakujii-koen.</div>
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The park dates back to the Edo period with large ponds and plenty of trees. It also contains a small shrine and the site of a samurai castle.</div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-3311410637713488272019-05-23T09:23:00.002+01:002019-05-23T09:23:45.797+01:00Extended lunch in Onagawa 30th April 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
The weather was very wet and windy in Onagawa for the final day of Heisei. After grabbing a "grind your own" coffee in a nice new cafe on the main shopping street and checking out a few of the shops I decided it was too misty and unpleasant to warrant a photography walk around the harbour.</div>
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So we retired to the arcade for an extended lunch and I enjoyed three different local dishes.</div>
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Two of them were set meals so it was a rather substantial feast.</div>
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The view of the new shopping street from the station</div>
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Grind your own coffee beans in this cafe ! </div>
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I bought some interesting ingredients in this great shop selling local produce.</div>
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The conditions were not good for a photography walk.</div>
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Extended lunch set meal number one.</div>
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Konago ( young Japanese sand lance fish ) with raw egg and a shrimp.</div>
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The soup had fish dumplings in and the set was rounded off with pickles and tea.</div>
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Then ( luckily not a set meal ) I wanted to try a gyutan menchi katsu.</div>
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This is grilled minced beef tongue mixed with potato then bread crumbed and deep fried.</div>
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Served hot and topped with katsu sauce. </div>
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Finally set meal number two!!</div>
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Broiled Hokke </div>
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Also known as Okhotsk atka mackerel or Arabesque greenling!</div>
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All hotels were fully booked in Onagawa and all the bars seemed closed during the day so back to the station to head to Ishinomaki.</div>
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After breakfast in Sendai the plan was to spend the final day of the Heisei era in Onagawa. The weather was wet and windy, not ideal to be heading to the Miyagi coastline but we took the train to Ishinomaki station where we could change to the branch line for Onagawa. </div>
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The Ishonomaki line to Onagawa needed a lot of repair after the 2011 tsunami resulting in the splendid new terminal station at Onagawa.</div>
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Ishinomaki Station. </div>
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-20566968500156195832019-05-19T13:33:00.000+01:002019-05-19T13:33:29.918+01:00A stroll from Ikebukuro 2nd May 2019 part two, the other side of the tracks.<div style="text-align: center;">
After enjoying a pleasant walk through the park and realising the temple and graveyard we passed were not the one we were looking for we checked a map and headed across the tracks of the Toden Arakawa tram line to continue our search. More back streets and a playground eventually lead us to the correct cemetery where we had some fun locating the famous graves.</div>
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On a mission to visit the graves of Lafcadio Hearn (known in Japan as Koizumi Yakumo) and Natsume Soseki, both great authors and both buried in Zoshigaya cemetery, we took the train to Ikebukuro station and set off on foot to explore the streets leading to the cemetery.</div>
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Outside the station are the busy and colourful shopping and entertainment areas of Ikebukuro but it's just a short walk to the quieter backstreets where we passed parks,small shrines and a temple.</div>
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<br />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-61486152735171998062019-05-17T07:04:00.002+01:002019-05-17T07:07:11.304+01:00Shinkansen, Omiya station and Sendai station 29th April 2019<div style="text-align: center;">
Riding the Shinkansen is exciting, like my six year old self watching an Apollo launch on TV and dreaming of zooming to the moon. No apologies for the number of photos here. Please click each one for more detail. The journey from Omiya station to Sendai which is about 300 km took just over an hour and was super smooth.</div>
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Omiya Station </div>
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<br />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-42897814542539643172018-06-10T20:38:00.001+01:002018-06-10T20:38:52.018+01:0005/05/2018 a stroll through the suburbs to Oizumi Gakuen and the Makino Memorial Garden.We took a stroll from Shakuji-koen to Oizumi Gakuen both of which are residential suburbs of Tokyo with their own distinct town centres. They are quieter than the more well known parts of Tokyo but still have a number of interesting places to check out. The main reason for this stroll was to visit the Makino Memorial Garden situated at the former home of Tomitaro Makino who is known as "The Father of Japanese Botany". He collected and named many of Japan's plants and published the first important national illustrated flora. <br />
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-26833272550388250942018-06-06T21:47:00.003+01:002018-06-06T21:47:59.874+01:0030/04/2018 Kyu Asakura house and garden, Daikanyama, Tokyo.Daikanyama is an area of Tokyo known for high end or trendy shopping with a selection of vintage clothing stores and modern fashion outlets mixing with restaurants and cafes. We had traveled there because I wanted to visit the Tsutaya book store with it's huge photobook selection. Walking from Daikanyama station the streets had a modern feel seeming wider, quieter and less high rise compared to other more famous parts of Tokyo. Before visiting the book store we called at one interesting relic from a bygone era.<br />
The Kyu Asakura House was built in 1919 as a private residence and has miraculously survived both the great Kanto earthquake in 1923 and the firebombings of the second world war. It's now a rare example of a classic Tokyo wooden residence with Japanese style garden from the Taisho Era.<br />
It is well worth a visit to this peaceful historic oasis in the heart of Tokyo.<br />
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-9689017772256955382018-06-05T07:11:00.000+01:002018-06-05T07:11:07.410+01:0008/05/2018 A day out on the last remaining street car line in Tokyo. Part 6, Minowabashi terminal and "Joyful Minowa"Returning to Arakawa-shakomae station after a brief rest by the tram depot we decided to continue our ride to the far end of the line and the Minowa-bashi terminal station.<br />
Again the tracks are often lined with colourful roses and a different older side of Tokyo could be observed from the windows as we trundled along.<br />
The area around Minowa station really was like stepping back in time with very narrow streets and alleyways. The sky was looking greyer and much more like rain but luckily we stumbled upon the local covered shopping street named " Joyful Minowa", wow what an atmospheric place, it really looked like a scene from a sixties Japanese film with shops selling old style pickles , meat , flowers and all manner of other goods. It was late afternoon and the light began to fade so after exploring the old shopping street and picking up a jar of homemade Korean style pickles we made our way back to the station and took the tram all the way back up the line to where we began at Higashi-Ikebukuro watching a mix of local people getting on and off going about their business. There did not seem to be any other tourists on the line today but it's a great day out , we didn't have time to stop off at several other interesting stations so I would happily spend another day on the historic Toden Arakawa line in the future. These few miles are all that remain of a century old street car system that was mostly closed by the 1970s yet customer protests managed to save this small section of the network.<br />
A fantastic way to see some really interesting parts of Tokyo not frequented by tourists.<br />
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-65490038550332027662018-05-31T07:31:00.002+01:002018-05-31T07:31:36.859+01:0008/05/2018 A day out on the last remaining street car line in Tokyo. Part 5, Koshinzuka to Arakawa-shakomae station.After enjoying a step back in time exploring a traditional Tokyo shopping street and buying some old style rice cracker biscuits we returned to Koshinzuka station and caught the next streetcar to Arakawa-shakomae for a brief stop to see the rose bush lined tracks and the main depot for the Toden-Arakawa line. The tram we caught was a new car decorated to echo very early streetcar design and we saw a couple of genuine old trams parked up in a little display next to the depot.<br />
We broke open the rice crackers for a snack and very tasty they were too. <br />
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Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135319645426337615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25927540.post-59519394651480988372018-05-29T06:55:00.001+01:002018-05-29T06:55:26.132+01:0008/05/2018 A day out on the last remaining street car line in Tokyo. Part 4, Sugamo Jizo-Dori (The "Old Ladies Harajuku")After getting off the tram at Koshinzuka station and crossing the tracks we saw the colourful gateway to Sugamo Jizo Dori just a few yards away, passing the entrance to a small shinto shrine on the left as we approached this popular shopping street.<br />
Sugamo Jizo Dori is an old style Tokyo shopping street supposedly popular with old people for it's accessibility, cheap
prices, traditional snacks, healing Buddhist statue and lucky red
underpants!!!<br />
It was lined with some cafes and restaurants but mostly retail outlets and traditional food stalls selling snacks and sweets etc.<br />
First we stopped at a nice cafe and enjoyed good coffee and a sandwich for lunch, a quick snack so as to allow more time for exploring and strolling in this colourful place. It isn't a street frequented by overseas visitors as far as I could see, it is a street with many attractions for Tokyo people.<br />
The shops are selling comfortable clothing aimed at older people rather than the high fashion seen in trendier areas hence the nickname " Old Person's Harajuku" or " Old Ladies harajuku" plus the snacks and candy on sale seem very traditional and nostalgic.<br />
This street has a Buddhist Temple about half way along which opens onto the pavement , another reason for Sugamo's success as this temple is very popular for it's "healing" statue. Plus there are also the famous " Aka-pantsu" stores .... shops selling red underpants for both sexes along with red socks and other bright red undergarments, these are supposed to bring good luck to the wearer.<br />
We walked the length of the street in both directions enjoying some traditional rice crackers as a snack. It really is like stepping back in time a few decades and experiencing an older less touristy Tokyo.<br />
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