It's a brisk February day, with a neoprene blue and cloudless sky. I alight at Harajuku Station and head northeast, threading narrow alleyways filled with cute guys and kawaii gals browsing boutiques.
Full disclosure: I'm in search of the creative marketing agency UltraSuperNew. Its upcoming gallery exhibition, "Blossom Blast" (March 1-18) celebrates International Women's Day and, although I'm contributing to it, I've never seen the space.
I pause at the crossroads of Meiji-dori and an artery that feeds into the Meiji-Jingu Gaien park area, future site of Kengo Kuma's National Stadium, which is now under construction for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. From here, fortunately, the gallery is conspicuous, largely due to a multicolored exterior mural by street artist Jay Shogo that depicts stylized eyes.