The trip from Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to Mitake Station on the Ome Line takes about 95 minutes.

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The trip from Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to Mitake Station on the Ome Line takes about 95 minutes.

The trip from Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to Mitake Station on the Ome Line takes about 95 minutes.

The trip from Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station to Mitake Station on the Ome Line takes about 95 minutes.

TOKYO KIMONO WEEK started on the following week of TOKYO FASHION WEEK. TOKYO KIMONO WEEK is an event to share the attractiveness of this unique Japanese culture kimono not only within Japan, but also with overseas. The event was held at Oedo, Nihonbashi.

During the event, visitors could try to wear or buy kimono and watch a parade at various places in Nihonbashi. One of the biggest events was a fashion show named “Kimono, Wa, Beauty of Japan”.
This is my report on “Kimono, Wa, Beauty of Japan”, the special event of TOKYO FASHION WEEK.

The show was organized to stress the value, culture, and beauty of Japanese traditional kimono.

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The Meiji Shrine is located within the forest of Harajuku, lively city with young people. Once you enter the shrine, there exists a quiet world not well-matched with Tokyo.
Did you know that this forest was artificial?

The Meiji Shrine was built to worship the Meiji Emperor when he passed away. The region was originally a wasteland without any wood and a number of Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean trees were systematically planted due to the need of a man-made forest for the Shrine construction. They held the enshrinement festival in 1920, and this year is the 90th anniversary of the enshrinement.

In order to commemorate it, the Meiji Shrine held an event called “Akarium” where a lot of lights and illuminations were placed along the approaches to the shrine and on the inner shrine, impressing visitors during night.

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