Daniela Gonzalez's Blog: Experiencing a Busy Tokyo and my First Shrine Visit !

20日 6月

Lets Go!
行きましょう

Crowded streets in Tokyo!
東京の街

Today we finally got to visit Tokyo! Along with other groups from the states, we continued to explore the different areas in Tokyo in our charter bus along with our Tour Guide. I wished I could have taken Asuka along with me, but I still kept in touch with her through email during our trip. We visited Shibuya and Shinjuku where we got to walk around and get to see how people go around the city. It was very crowded and most people in area walked to get to from place to place. We got to spend some free time there and I walked around with Riley and Karen through the city. Afterwards, we went to see the Meiji Shinto Shrine! It was very interesting since I've never been to a shrine before. It was a very big area, full of trees and a great area to walk around in. Their forest was massive! It felt very relaxing just to walk through the forests.They also had this big wall made of sake barrels that you get to see when you enter the shrine. Apparently the shrine was dedicated to the spirits of the Emperor Meiji and his wife, the Empress Shōken. We continued to look around and got to experience the proper way the visitors pray and make offerings at the shrine as well.

今日は東京に行きました。私たちはチャーターバスで旅した。渋谷と新宿に行きました。多くの人々があります。私はライリーとカレンとあった。それから、私は明治神宮に行きました。私は大きな森の中を歩いた。酒の壁がありました。メインホールでの祈りと供物がありました。