09/20/09, Sunday

For my last day of freedom (before classes begin), I went with Alex and some other friends to Harajuku. We arrived at about 3:00 PM or so, and didn't see many of the famously dressed visitors- instead, we took a detour into Yoyogi Park and visited the Meiji Shrine.

We were lucky enough to run into a wedding on temple grounds.

"Rockabillies", as they're called, make you feel like you slipped into Elvis' decade.

As luck would have it, we stumbled into several traditional wedding ceremonies amidst the brutal sun (even for late September, it's actually quite warm). After taking a stroll into the park and taking in the atmosphere, we went our separate ways. While some members of the group opted to stay behind or meet some of their own schedules, I decided to head back and look some more for fancy dressers... which this time, I found:

She was even nice enough to take a picture! And what a convenient mask to wear when flu masks are "in style".

I returned in time to meet Shouhei, his friend "Shu" and Joongeun for a Yakiniku dinner. Although I expected some of the usual grilled meat, I must admit I wasn't adequately prepared for grilled cow tongue or small intestine... but it was all great nonetheless.

Would anybody be interested in Grilled Cow Tongue?