yoyogi koen

yoyogi park has some of the most entertaining human-sightseeing i've witnessed. as soon as you leave the station you see crowds of costume clad teenagers posing for pictures. i think they go there just so people can take pictures of them. its kind of a micro-celebrity moment they get to have each sunday. walking onward i see the famed elvis impersonators (rockabilly dancers), each gathered with their own groups, dancing their hearts out to their blasting stereos, dressed from head to toe in black leather. their hair must've taken some time to do. and man they dance, only pausing for a few seconds in between each song for a cigarette, motorcyles parked conveniently in the distance.

there are sock hops. there are japanese hippies and drum circles, groups reinacting sword battles with impressive martial arts and hollywood acting skills, hulahoops, homelessness and earth day festivals, food stands, greener grass and taller trees, ska bands and beatles covers. i wish i could be there everyday.