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Dancing in the Park

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 11 photos · 10 comments

The weekend is always a busy day in Yoyogi Park .There are plenty of people out strolling, picnicking, playing ball and generally having a good time. You will also often find some street dancing going on which can provide a unique view of Japan that you don't normally see.

Twisting at the parkPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length55mmAperturef/8Shutter1/125sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:28
Twisting at the park
Could this be a remake of Grease?Photo dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length55mmAperturef/9Shutter1/125sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:28
Could this be a remake of Grease?

The following group of guys, looked like they were getting fully in to the spirit of Grease Lightning. Not only had they spent time on their outfits, but the hair styles were also quite befitting of the period. There were plenty of onlookers interested with many tourists getting their cameras out to take some snaps.

It seemed a bit warm for the leather jacketsPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length49mmAperturef/9Shutter1/125sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:27
It seemed a bit warm for the leather jackets
A little bit of twist and shout actionPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length55mmAperturef/8Shutter1/125sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:29
A little bit of twist and shout action

This guy looked like the leader and had to be different to the others. Taking his shirt off achieved that purpose, particularly when he revealed some full back tattoos as well.

John Travolta?Photo dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length53mmAperturef/9Shutter1/125sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:29
John Travolta?

Meanwhile, about 2 minutes walk away, there were many more tourists out taking a pleasant stroll down towards Meiji Jingu. The pace seemed a bit quieter down there and the cool breeze was very pleasant.

Meiji Jingu entrancePhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length25mmAperturef/5Shutter1/50sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:35
Meiji Jingu entrance
lanterns that line the Meiji Jingu pathwayPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length32mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/30sISO500Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:38
lanterns that line the Meiji Jingu pathway
some nice bridges on the walkpathPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length34mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/30sISO500Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:41
some nice bridges on the walkpath
A bit of history and a wine connectionPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length18mmAperturef/3.5Shutter1/25sISO400Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:47
A bit of history and a wine connection
walking down the main pathwayPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length47mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/25sISO800Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:51
walking down the main pathway

The Ornaments of Japan exhibition is currently on at Meiji Jingu and can be seen here in the background along with the Tokyo2016 Olympic Bid flags.

Currently displayed exhibitionPhoto dataCameraCanon EOS Kiss X2Focal length39mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/60sISO200Taken14 Jun 2009, 14:45
Ornaments of Japan exhibition

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  1. Markus

    Wow what a nice place... where is it? I want to come to japan one day, because i love the japanese culture and japanese people! In few words i love japan and you need to tell me where is place is , near tokyo? I know Shibuya is in tokyo but i wanna know where the place of the pictures is. Matane

  2. Shibuya246

    The pictures were taken at the entrance to Yoyogi Park. Here is a Goolge Map http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&am... Thanks :)

  3. whipcracker

    What a peaceful looking park, in the middle of the metropolis. Just to be able to get away from it all. It sure seems like those people embrace the fifties culture of things. It's their form of cosplay, and I applaude that. I love the music from the fifties and the style of dress is cool. Then you move down the line and it's back to the calm and peace. Gotta vist Japan just have to.:) Well have a great weekend. Ja mata ne

  4. Numer0bis

    Yeah the park just looks so beautiful. The trees and the houses. I am always surprised how well Japanese people can combine modern technology with traditional things. Just phenomenal!

  5. PeevishGuy

    Wow that dancing event looks interesting, do they do it every often? What was the song they were dancing to? I like UENO-KOEN more, it's more pleasant during the hanami festivala :D

  6. shibuya246

    Not sure about the song. They are in the park on most weekends.

  7. Dengke

    へぇぇぇ、面白いだね。あなたは何時もカメラが持てるの? 僕はあなたの写真が見たら、また日本に居るの感じ。

  8. Shibuya246

    ありがとうございます。この日オリンピック橋を撮るためにはカメラを持って出かけた。ほかの近くにあるシーンもそのまま撮れたからラッキーでした。たまに目的もなくカメラを持って町を歩いていることもありますね。

  9. Shibuya246

    Didnt catch the song sorry. Ueno Park can be nice too. Also I like Shinjuku Gyoen

  10. Rural Japan

    Nice looking park. The dancing pictures could easily be a reenactment of West Side Story, Grease or the Outsiders (though there wasn't any dancing there)