For Kate.

When I would walk around Tokyo, I kept thinking of my best friend Kate and how she needs to come here. Everything is thoughtfully designed and package.  The Japanese have strategically planned every color, poster, building and store to make it a designer's paradise. I tried to, while I was walking there sight see ancient shrines as well as modern architect because it is just as beautiful as the old things.

Tokyo International Forum. A place where they hold different events in various mediums.

Waling to Meiji shrine in Yoyogi park. This park with thousands of trees is situated in the trendy district of Harajuku and Omotesando. You can't here a train or a car even though they are just meters of way. They planned a lot of green space with in there city acting as little oasis from the fast pace business life in Tokyo.

Sake casks are in front of most shrines as offerings.

Torii Gate.

I have no idea what it says, just graphically it looked cool.

I went there on a Sunday and they had some special service going on.

At any shrine you can make a wish or donate money. This was the only shrine I did it at. And it was expensive to make a wish. It would cost five dollars for your wish to be written on this wood plaque and hung around this old, huge cedar tree and be blessed to come true. I felt like drawn to do it at this site. A lot of the plaque were so over dramatic, " I wish God to bless everyone, for world peace, to heal everyone, stop suffering and bla bla bla". All these things are never going to happen and they are just to unrealistic. The only way to have these things happen is to be selfish and wish for herself. I just asked to be happy because if i was happy then none of these things would bother me. People are always going to get sick, die and suffer. You just have to accept it and be happy and that way it will make people around you calm down too.

The thousands of plaque with wishes.

Shrine area.

Harajuku girls.

Takeshita-dori. A famous street in Harajuka. Basically, it is a one stop place to dress like a Harajuku girl. Only with Hundreds of people on either side of you pushing.

This coy pond was over filled with turtles competing with the fish for food. Also, this pond really makes me want to get a coy fish inspired tattoo up the other side of my ribs. I know its cliche.

Flea market outside Togo Shrine.

I got some cool vintage fabric, a carved wood bear and an amazing purse all for twelve dollars.

Scary.

Harajuku girl.

Harajuku station.

Harajuku boy.

Jingu Bashi or Harajuku bridge is where on Sunday (the day I was there) there are suppose to be tons of Harajuku people. Well, there weren't. There was a small possy of these bitches and few others who refused to get there picture taken. It's like why the fuck are you there then? Gwen Stefani made you who you are and now they sold out. You have to fill at a form basically to take a picture of them and they are rude. SO basically, Gwen Stefani killed the Harajuku culture.

Sailor inspired necklines is huge in Japan.

Japanese style.

A Harajuku girl dressed up for you to take a photo of. SHe had an entourage of people so you could fill out the form on her lap.

Amazing window display. It is better at night.

This street is Omotesando. A huge shopping street with both high-end and cheaper stores, but all the buildings reflect amazing archeture.

OLIVE! Same skin disease and everything.

View from Mori Arts Center in Roppongi.

The art center had an amazing show when I was there called Kaleidoscopic Eye. You weren't allowed to photograph it, but I snuck this picture of these lilac neon piece. I am not one for installation pieces, but there was some cool works. this one room had six disco balls hung from the ceiling at eye level with one light hitting each. It kind of made you feel like you were floating.

Yoyogi park.

Rockabilly Japanese style.

It wouldn't be complete with out a Cadillac.

Fortune teller machine.

Kate would really like this space. It is hard to tell from this shot.

My friend Masa took me around all these cool back streets of Harajuku where he grew up. These are old style houses. They have such a retro feel. They remind me of old Fridgitaire refridgerators for some reason.

H&M tower. This place was insanely crowded and had a lline wrapping around the sidewalk.

This mall was killer. It had a lot of amazing design related stores. It had this high-end model car store where you could race your cars and a bar for you to drink and socialize. There was a smoking lounge and inside the wine store was a wine and cheese restaurant. The ligths within the mall were moving in way to give it a water like appearance. It gave it a sense of tranquility, I guess that would make people feel comfortable to spend lots of money. 

Crystal lit ceiling.

Tokyo tower at night. A chance to stop and smell the roses.

Foot bridge to my hotel.

I hung out with my Japnese friend, Masa, two nights. he was awesome. He was really into design, art and music. He didn't mind just walking around and going and looking stores. He English was perfect, so it made it easy to communicate. PLus he took me to gret little restaurants that I wouldn't go to therwise.