A short walk from Takeshida dori lies the entrance of to the Meiji jingu complex. No scary costumes here. The walk in the park took us along story telling chrysanthemums displays, the collection of barrels of Burgundy wine offerings from France, sake collection, and put in our path cute toddlers in apparel kimonos as they celebrated their 3. 5 or 7th year (Shichi-Go-San 七五三) as rite of passage.
And of course, everytime I visit Meiji Jingu, there is a wedding. This time however, we got to see both the white kimono in procession and the colourful kimono (2 different weddings).
But of course there is also the shrine itself which is imposing and elegant in its vast wooden structure. We noticed that we would miss the autumn blessing ceremony, 10 days later.
But of course there is also the shrine itself which is imposing and elegant in its vast wooden structure. We noticed that we would miss the autumn blessing ceremony, 10 days later.
Considering that this shrine is in a huge park that I really hadn't the heart to explore, I promised myself to explore it one day, this large lung of Tokyo.
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