Meiji Shrine Honden
(Source: http://www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/about/1.html)
It's the second time visiting the shrine. Nothing has changed.
Harajuku, from J-pop culture to the west
Specially tailored for the mother and her daughters.
Interesting way to make themselves known to the passer-by.
Just look up, you'll see the name of the shop!
The easily identifiable Apple Store in Harajuku.
Kabuki-za (歌舞伎座) in Ginza is the principal theater in Tokyo for the traditional kabuki drama form.
Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. The individual kanji, from left to right, mean sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing". These are, however, ateji characters which do not reflect actual etymology. The kanji of 'skill' generally refers to a performer in kabuki theatre. Since the word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary", kabuki can be interpreted as "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre. The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎者) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki)
(Source: http://www.kabuki-bito.jp/eng/contents/theatre/kabukiza.html)
The stage is much wider than the one we normally see in our local theatre.
In this particular act, there was no singing, but dialogues. It's pretty interesting to see the male actor cross dressed, spoke like a man, yet acted like a woman. The stage set-up was accompanied by the multimedia effect, too - nice interesting props to depict the snowy scene.
Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa
This park uses multimedia effect to bring out the colours to enhance the visual effects of the presentation. Certainly, technology plays an important part to create a new experience.
Glad that I did not miss the show :)
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