Sundays in Harajuku are a bit insane. The wildest of the wild come out to play but the vibe in Yoyogi Park is particularly fabulous. After walking around for a bit, we discovered a group of people dancing and listening to a guitartist in the park. We stopped to take just one photo and listen for a while but we were soon accosted and told "Come join us!!" in broken English.
As soon as we agreed, we were offered wine, beer, and home-brews, and more food than we could possibly eat. After listening to one musician playing the Shamisen (the three-stringed guitar-type instrument you would often associate with traditional Japanese music) and chatting with him via a translator for a few minutes the jam session began. A couple guitarists started in on a repetoire of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and everything in between. We sang, we ate, we danced, we were merry. I couldn't imagine a better Sunday afternoon.
And of course, we ended the evening with a little Karaoke:
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