Monday, April 14, 2008

Free entertainment experience: Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is Tokyo's answer to New York's Central Park or San Francisco's Golden Gate Park (they're really different I know but I'm just trying to give you an idea of the kind of park it is...BIG and full of cool sh*t. I didn't get too many pictures while we were there because we really were just hanging out chillin. But, there's so much to see there. So fun. Lots of people doing entertaining stuff. Jugglers too. Hehe! And we all know I love jugglers!



Very beautiful. Had we gotten here before it rained hard one day, we could've gotten to see cherry blossoms. It's huge and The best part is...it's FREE! You can get here by taking the train to Harajuku station and the entrance is not too far from where the Harajuku kids hang out. It is also right next to the Meiji Shrine.


On the outside of the park, many bands perform their own music. This band was all acoustic and the guy on the guitar was hot. Notice the cute little girl on the left? She was adorable!

So these kids play their music around the park and not inside. It is technically illegal to tip them the way we would back in the states where you'd throw some change (or some dollaz if you roll like that) in their hat or guitar case laid out in front of them. They just sell their music out here.

Some random dude threw a football at me so I threw it back. Sorry if it looks like I'm going to the bathroom.

We couldn't find any beer in the vending machines. Good thing we were carrying small tiramisu liquer with us. I got myself an ice cold coffee instead for 150 yen! Cheap alcoholic drink yeah? Oh and...drinking in public is LEGAL. Holla!

Kids just hanging out on a Saturday afternoon...

Outside the park towards the station, there are many food vendors. Steph and I shared some Takoyaki (fried squid balls...yum!). We got 8 balls for 400 yen. Not bad! Steph didn't like it so much but you know me...I eat anything remotely good! HAHA.

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