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Mother's Day @ Meiji Shrine (album)
11th of May 2008
Shibuya, Tokyo
First stop after Harajuku (different post later) was this shrine I had not planned on visiting.
Our target was fashionable Harajuku but since we didn't see a lot of color and co-splaying people when we first arrived, Ms H and I dawdled around until we discovered this shrine and went off to inspect it.
Meiji Jingu Shrine (明治神宮) is a popular Shinto shrine and is located in Tokyo, Japan near Harajuku Station (Harajuku) and Yoyogi Park. This shrine is is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken who died in 1912 and 1914 respectively.
With the forest of 120,000 evergreen trees - it has 365 different species of trees and covers 700,000 square-meters (about 175 acres).
It was inside this shrine and edges of the forest wherein I placed a call to the Philippines to wish my mom a happy mother's day and to wish her good luck and happiness. I told her - "Mommy, special ang akong greeting to you...am calling from the middle of a very nice and green forest and cold weather of Tokyo...love you lots! *heart signs for eyes*">
The two areas of the shrine are:
* Naien, or the inner precinct/garden, centered on the shrine buildings, which include a treasure museum that houses articles of the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
* Gaien, or the outer precinct/garden, which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery that houses a collection of 80 large murals illustrative of the events in the lives of the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. It also includes the National Stadium and the Meiji Memorial Hall, which was originally used for governmental meetings, including discussions surrounding the drafting of the Meiji Constitution in the late 19th century. Today it is used for Shinto weddings (traditional Japanese weddings).
And yes! we managed to get a glimpse of Shinto wedding...however, both Ms H and I commented that the bride looked radiantly happy while the groom looked bad-tempered. Sobra stag party? I wonder why? Anyways it was a good photo op, and reminded me of the wedding I saw at Huis Ten Bosch too.
Meiji Shrine Address:
1-1, Kamizono-chō
Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0053
Phone +81 (03) 3379-5511
Website: http://www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/
*pictures are a mix from my and Ms Helen's cameras
- Nov 8, '08 1:36 AM
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
Mommy, special ang akong greeting to you...am caling from the middle of a very nice and green forest and cold weather of Tokyo...love you lots! *heart signs for eyes*">
wow, for sure, tuwang tuwa si mommy, kasi masaya ka...as a mother, wala ng sasaya pa, pag masaya ang mga anak :)
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
wow, you're so lucky to witness this! sa movie ko lang nakikita to, tsaka sa korean telenovela :))
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
they look so young to me :)
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
mukhang malungkot ang groom......?
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hugzone wrote on Nov 8, '08
Stunned nga. Malaki kaya ang gastos?
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hugzone wrote on Nov 8, '08
Sa lapit mong yan, mabuti hindi ikaw ang nakapag-utter nang "I do". "I do...want to partake of the banquet."
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
Mommy, special ang akong greeting to you...am caling from the middle of a very nice and green forest and cold weather of Tokyo...love you lots! *heart signs for eyes*">
wow, for sure, tuwang tuwa si mommy, kasi masaya ka...as a mother, wala ng sasaya pa, pag masaya ang mga anak :)
yeah, my mom is like that...then she said pa...o sige na baka mahal na binabayaran mo sa long-distance, tawag na lang kami pag dating mo sa Manila hehehe....(kc may 10 pesos lang na call unlimited time for Cebu to Manila which they were able to sign up for sa PLDT before)
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
wow, you're so lucky to witness this! sa movie ko lang nakikita to, tsaka sa korean telenovela :))
it was so nice to see the uchikake (wedding kimono)...gusto ko nga rin sumama sa picture taking ng party of the bride and groom eh..hehehe...
hmm...if ever makabalik ako sa Japan (I don't know though, because I wasn't able to see Fuji-san except from a postcard)...parang gusto ko mag try one time to dress up in one authentic getup na ganon tapos picture of course...*grin*
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
they look so young to me :)
people here seem to marry young...while I was in Huis Ten Bosch, the one thing which was immediately apparent to me were the young couples strolling about...and some of them have children already who were walking..so you could guess they must have gotten hitched early...
parang turning 20s lang yata may 4 year old na...hmm...
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
mukhang malungkot ang groom......?
I didn't know whether to laugh or shake my head...the groom never once smiled (not even for the picture taking no!)...if you can imagine a forced bridegroom saying his marriage vows with a gun behind his back..yun na ang dating!
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
hugzone said
ReplyDeleteStunned nga. Malaki kaya ang gastos?
cant remember if its the groom's family...but surely its the bride's family who shoulders most of the cost?
I think Ms H mentioned its expensive to have this sort of ceremony here...so they must be loaded with oodles of yen..
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
hugzone said
Sa lapit mong yan, mabuti hindi ikaw ang nakapag-utter nang "I do". "I do...want to partake of the banquet."
if nandon nga yung reception..malamang....mwahahaha!
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
kc may 10 pesos lang na call unlimited time for Cebu to Manila which they were able to sign up for sa PLDT before)
wow, that's a good deal :)
i used to work there...hehe, miss ko na pldt :(
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
parang gusto ko mag try one time to dress up in one authentic getup na ganon tapos picture of course...*grin*
sige... abangan namin yan, pero .........mas maganda sana kung totohanan na.... yipppeee!!
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
parang turning 20s lang yata may 4 year old na...hmm...
pwede pala ko sa japan...hehe
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
didn't know whether to laugh or shake my head...the groom never once smiled
hmmm...tama pala 'ko, kahit sa pitture pa lang, tsk tsk tsk....ano kayang istorya nyan? alamin mo na nga rin pag balik mo ng japan ha? LOL
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
wow, that's a good deal :)
i used to work there...hehe, miss ko na pldt :(
really? PLDT ka pala? san ka na department Oz?
I used to also be in PLDT Cebu before..and may stint pa ako sa dakilang telephone operator no..kc gusto ni fafa na papasok ako sa PLDT...although I wanted to cry coz I was bored out of my skull...
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
sige... abangan namin yan, pero .........mas maganda sana kung totohanan na.... yipppeee!!
I doubt it na mag wedding kimono ako...or any wedding dress..
pero if ever I get married, you can bet na di ako sa traditional white with lace and ruffles...yung shocking and memorable..hahaha! gothic wedding dress designer? san ka na?
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ReplyDeletecuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
pwede pala ko sa japan...hehe
bakit? did you get married very early? sometimes I think 16 lang yata..ayan na...nagka-hubby na or sweetheart or anything...
but if ganon ang culture nila..thats also good..since the ageing population of Japan is getting bigger in numbers...and konti lang young peeps
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
hmmm...tama pala 'ko, kahit sa pitture pa lang, tsk tsk tsk....ano kayang istorya nyan? alamin mo na nga rin pag balik mo ng japan ha? LOL
either sa gastos, or napwersa sa kasal or sumakit ulo sa stag party nito..or baka gusto nya serious ang dating..otherwise para syang isang gang member sa Yakuza na napalunok ng nail the way he was looking all throughout..
oh well...am sure may simpleng explanation yan...
(insert commercial of anti-diarrheal drug here)
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
(insert commercial of anti-diarrheal drug here)
LOL
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
bakit? did you get married very early?
19 lang po :(
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
really? PLDT ka pala? san ka na department Oz?
Sa Medical, (company nurse) 1992-1998. Dyan ako lagi sa Makati General Office.
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
19 lang po :(
ay di na bata yan oi..hahaha!
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 8, '08
oselle said
Sa Medical, (company nurse) 1992-1998. Dyan ako lagi sa Makati General Office.
ito ba yung nasa corner ng Ayala and Makati ave? malapit sa Shangrila Makati? wow..lapit nyan sa place ko ngayon..
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oselle wrote on Nov 8, '08
cuh888 said
ito ba yung nasa corner ng Ayala and Makati ave? malapit sa Shangrila Makati? wow..lapit nyan sa place ko ngayon..
Ramon Cojuangco Building yan, yung sa likod nyan ang MGO.
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cuh888 wrote on Nov 13, '08
oselle said
Ramon Cojuangco Building yan, yung sa likod nyan ang MGO.
I see...sarap nga mangulit sa PLDT if may problema dito sa unit ko..hehe