Day Two 二 Easter at the Rabbit Café

I woke up this morning in hopes of going back to the skatepark. It took me about an hour to get ready and when I walked out the door it was raining a fair amount, I went back inside immediately to change for the rain. I realized I probably couldn't go to the skatepark so I left the house with only my back pack a hoodie and a wind breaker, double duty for the chill weather. I decided I wanted to go to a rabbit café in harujuku, so this time I left Kiba on a with a sure fire plan. When I got to harujuku finding the rabbit café turned out to be a mission well above even my level, I rarely get lost and I'm usually able to find what I'm looking for pretty quickly, but it took me an hour of wandering around harujuku and shibuya to stumble upon R.A.A.G.F (the rabbit café). It was in some random alley next to no other shops, and in between a clutch of houses. I walked up the tight staircase to the cafe. Upon entrance I was amazed, it was all so cute. Nicely made cages with cute little rabbits cover one of the walls, about twenty in total, and there were three little tables in the center and people on there knees sipping coffee while a big rabbit scampered about from table to table. Entry was ¥600 which included a drink of your choice, I went with the cafe au lait which was delicious, and ¥150 for a bowl of mixed greens and carrots to feed the bunnies.  It was an awesome way to celebrate my Easter Sunday in Japan. After the rabbit café I wandered around harujuku in the rain, the setting was beautiful, millions of multicolored umbrellas all flowing through the dark background of the clouds, even the building adopted the cozy grey tones of the sky. After meandering through harujuku I ended up at yoyogi park. I walked underneath the giant Shinto style arch into the abundantly green park, with trees towering over head and small creeks trickling below the bridges. The center of the park was a gigantic Shinto shrine. The dark green roofs of the shrine were not only captivating but conformed with the lovely color of the surrounding trees. After yoyogi park I too the train back to Kiba, my hometown. While resting at the Starbucks in Kiba I received a message from Kengo, he was to be the master of ceremonies at a free jazz concert in tokyo midtown, roppongi. I hopped back on the subway and ended up in roppongi in no time at all. Tokyo midtown was a gigantic building complex, much like a mall, filled with stores, restraunts, and even a museum. The outside garden was lined with cherry blossoms, the entire place was beautiful. In the center they were setting up for the Jazz band. I was absolutely astonished when they played, a guitarist and a bassist walked on stage followed by a small middle aged Japanese women. She had a very quite voice when she spoke and seemed a little timid, then all of a sudden she belted out "Dream a little Dream of Me" like Ella Fitzgerald herself. During the performance I want to grab some goyozas (pot stickers) from the market, only ¥365 for 10 and a giant water bottle for ¥90. After the band finished up their set I talked to Ken, he introduced me to some more of his friends, and then took us through a photo exhibition being held in the building. After that Ken was back onstage to introduce the next band so we said are good byes and parted ways once again. Once I got back I wandered the streets of Kiba for another hour until I was dead tired. I dropped like a rock into my bed and passed out. It was another great day.

The cherry blossoms at Tokyo midtown.

The entrance to the shrine at Yoyogi park

Entance to the Rabbit cafe

My friend at the rabbit cafe ^_^