Cherry blossom overdrive

• Cherry blossoms at Hie-jinja
• Sakura in Hei-jinja
• Hei-jinja
• Hie-jinja against a skyscraper
• Miko at Hei-jinja
• Cranes around Hei-jinja
• Torii corridor at Hie-jinja
• Torii tunnel at Hei-jinja
• Torii
• Torii gate at Hei-jinja
• Sacred BMW
• Sake barrels outside Hie-jinja
• Entrance to Hei-jinja

Hit Akihabara yesterday but got there early (before 9am) which meant that everything was closed but it meant I could explored the strip without the crowd. Went into a coffee shop for a spell before going to a couple of arcades once they were open. Also couldn’t help going into shops like AsoBitCity and Sofmap as it seemed a waste not to…

After that went to Harajuku for food then wandering the back streets where I got thoroughly trapped in a people jam. Headed back to the hotel with blisters playing up then went to Hie-jinja for a bed of sedate cherry blossom watching, a big difference from the crowds of Ueno.

Met up with the rest of the group in the evening and had some excellent food and drinks. Evidently still had jet lag as I was up at half two in the morning! Cest la vie. First day of the full tour now. Tsukiji was earlier (much earlier) for some awesome sushi.