Jane
went astray again and this time she asked a passenger who doesn’t know English,
and the kind passenger drew a map to show her how to reach Meiji Shrine from
there.
There are a few manners we have to be aware of in a shrine:
1.
Bow before passing through the Torii Gate.
(Passing through Torii Gate means stepping into the domain of the Gods, so we
have to pay respect before passing through)
2.
Walk at the side space of the path. (It is
believed that the center space of the path is the path of the Gods)
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| Jane washing hand at temizuya |
3.
Purify your hands and mouth at the “temizuya”
i.
Scoop water with a ladle in your right hand and
wash your left hand.
ii.
Switch the ladle to the left and wash your right
hand.
iii.
Switch the ladle back to the right, and pour
some water on you left palm to rinse your mouth.
iv.
Tip the ladle to rinse it off using the
remaining water.
v.
PS: We only scoop water once.
4.
To pray (take off your hat or cap)
i.
Throw softly your offering coin in to the
offertory box. (normally I use 5JPY, because it means good relationship)
ii.
Ring the bell to greet the God (if there is a
bell)
iii.
Bow twice, Clap Twice, Pray in your heart, Bow
once.
Then we went to the Line Store in Harajuku. Oh, Brown! Cony!
Sally!
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| Line Store at Harajuku |
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| Strawberry pancakes and Eggs benedict |
With full loads of food in stomach, we went shopping at Forever 21 there and were tired just after shopping there. Then we went to Shibuya to take a photo with Hachiko and at the junction.
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| the statue of Hachiko, the loyal dog, at Shibuya |
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| Shibuya Crossing |
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| Tokyo Tower from Roppongi |
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| Big Spider at Roppongi |
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