Sea of People

Harajuku (原宿) is known as a district that are littered with shops, cheap and expensive, normal goods and branded goods. There is one place, called Takeshita Street (竹下通り), which is always crowded with people especially during weekdays. It is one of the busiest and brightest shopping streets in Tokyo, with everything you could ever want. Takeshita Street stretches as long as 400 meter, which many shops you can stop by along the street. The shops varies between fashion boutiques, merchandise shops, cafes, and food stalls that sell crepes and ice creams. Even though it’s not as long as you think, I can see thousands of people every time I go there. For an undeniably Japanese experience, check out the purikura photo booths where you can snap, customize and decorate pictures with your friends before they are printed on the spot. I can guarantee that you won’t regret this kind of experience if you ever visited this place!

Playing with Capybara

Harajuku is a wonderful place where you can find many unique stores. My friend and I coincidentally stumbled upon a Zoo Cafe (動物園カフェ) a few weeks ago. Unlike cat cafe, dog cafe, and owl cafe which are common to be found in Japan, this cafe provides animals that you can’t see easily. There are small monkeys, hedgehogs, hamsters, meerkats, fennec, ferret, and even capybara! The entrance fee is 1500 JPY (incl. drink) for 30 minutes and we can play with all of the animals. We can also buy additional animal food to feed to the animals. My friend and I loves capybara the most. It is very cooperative that when we give our palms, it would calmly put his hand on top of it. So cute! This place is highly recommended.