Harajuku

Introduction

Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo, world-famous for street fashion and avant-garde youth culture and, since the 1970s, one of the birthplaces of Japanese pop culture. Its heart, Takeshita Street, is a narrow lane only a few hundred metres long yet packed with crepe stands, vintage shops, character-goods stores and quirky boutiques, often thronged on weekends by dramatically dressed young people. Nearby Omotesandō presents the polished side of fashion with flagship stores, designer labels and cafés lining a tree-shaded boulevard. Sandwiched between the green forest of Meiji Shrine and the bustling metropolis, Harajuku lets you feel the energy of subculture and then unwind on the shrine's approach. It is also home to Cat Street, design schools and numerous galleries, where old and new trends meet, making it the single most representative window onto the evolution of Japanese street style.

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