MEIJI JINGU SHRINE- in the center of Tokyo this shrine was dedicated to an Emperor in the 1910s. The forest was constructed then, also in dedication to the emperor Meiji and his wife.
OMOTE-SANDO - trendy shopping street with high end fashion stores, and very fashion conscious Japanese. (I have to work harder on snapping photos of the crazy outfits that I've seen!)
Your crepe flavor choices include: Chicken Cob salad crepe, Avocado shrimp crepe, Prosciutto and Italian salad, or you can safely choose the fresh mixed berries.
SHIBUYA-CROSSING: the famous intersection in Tokyo (probably featured in every movie where people are in Japan). The cross-walk signals count down in red while you wait for the cars to pass...
Then they count down in green to allow the people to cross. The crowds seemed endless. Each time the light changed, there was a mass exodus of people! (I am standing in an over-pass bridgeway at the metro station).
I like the before and after picture at Shibuya. I wonder if it's even crazier mid week?
ReplyDeleteYou didn't mention the cheesecake crepe, where it looks from the photo like they put an actual slice of cheesecake in the roll.
ReplyDeleteAlso, very impressive crowds.
And the shrine, built in 1910 is interesting too. There's the Torii gate, which is classic shinto, but the building in the photo below looks more Pureland Buddhist. Or maybe just influences from old architectural styles that the emperor and his wife happened to like.
For cameo photos of people two good choices are long zoom or the "belly shot." For the latter, hold your camera in front of you, comfortably resting against your belly and click without looking at it. In a busy place, people won't notice that you are taking pictures. You'll get a lot of junk shots (easy to throw away) and every once in a while you'll snap a gem.
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Thanks for the photo tips, Abba!
ReplyDeleteI do agree that I didn't catch the biggest crowds Dans, maybe midweek would be better...
Lex, you are right about the cheesecake slice in the crepe! I might just have to try these for "research purposes" :)
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