Walking from Shibuya to Harajuku
I went to Shibuya and Harajuku yesterday for some shopping and a bite to eat. Google Japan were doing one of their “Things you can do with Google” promotions (“Googleで、できること”), which I’d heard about at Danny’s Tuesday night dinner (more stuff about this from Ken and W+K). The sign says “Fly in the sky in Shibuya”:
There were a set number of tickets available throughout the day for people who wanted to take part. There was no shortage of balloons:
Here some staff members were preparing to attach the first flyer of the afternoon to the balloons:
By this time lots of people had gathered round to see what was going on. The first flyer – a girl in her early twenties – was helmeted and attached to the balloons by several sturdy-looking ropes. Finally, after quite literally minutes of anticipation, the girl was released:
Well… that wasn’t quite what the crowd were expecting, although the girl did seem to enjoy herself. So did this chap:
It’s a short walk from Shibuya to Omotesando: one of Tokyo’s poshest streets:
This is the interior of Omtesando Hills, which was opened in 2005 and designed by Tadao Ando. The shops are eye-bleedingly expensive:
Omotesando Crossing is where Meiji-dori and Omotesando meet. It’s always busy around here:
Roadworks along Meiji-dori. I like the illuminated traffic cones. They would serve as a fantastic addition to any university student’s bedroom:
This is the exterior of Uniqlo’s special UT store, which is a short walk towards Shibuya from Omotesando Crossing:
As you can see, Uniqlo now sell Japanese women in conveniently-sized plastic containers, and at very reasonable prices:
Oh, so they’re just t-shirts then. How disappointing:
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they had more than just red balloons when i went. ^^. did you manage to get the free keitai screen wiper?