Asakusa Diary - The Staff Blog

Hi, this is my first entry. I've been in Japan now just over two months; since Sakura Hostel Asakusa opened. I'll try to use my blog to cover some of my experiences of living in Japan, and give you some ideas of things you could do while you stay here.

Last Sunday we visited Yoyogi Koen. This is a large park surrounding the Meiji Jingu shrine (Tokyo's largest). The park itself is pretty nice to walk through/picnic in, especially if the weather's good. But, alongside the park lots of young people perform their music, dance, etc., and this lasts quite a way towards Shibuya. On the way we also passed a festival showcasing India, and there were lots of stalls sending Indian food. In the same area we also passed a crowd gathered around a film crew. They were filming lots of Japanese guys dressed like Elvis, and then we saw Brittany Murphy, it appears she was filming a new film called the 'Ramen Girl', unfortunately I didn't have my camera on me to prove it!