Japan is really interesting in its fanaticism with plastic food art. Adam even came across a class online about mastering the art of it, and it seems to be a popular industry here. Almost every restaurant has a display of plastic food, very realistic in appearance, outside of their main door trying to lure you in. It truly is a craft, just look at the examples (all the "food" below is plastic):
Now, feeling like professionals at navigating the Tokyo metro system, we set out for
Meiji Jingu, a massive park and garden complex with a famous shrine in the middle. The park complex itself is free to explore, with little side gardens that you can pay a "maintenance fee" to explore. We opted for the fee option for the Iris Garden, as they are my second favorite flower and I love looking at them.
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For the Iris Garden, I think that we were about a week too early, as there were SO MANY irises with buds but very few with actual blossoms.
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Unfortunately, the main part of the primary shine was under renovation so there wasn't too much to see there, but the structure was still quite captivating to see.
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