Harajuku Travel Guide - Tokyo, Japan

Harajuku

Harajuku (原宿) the common name for the area around Harajuku Station. It is a
wild and crazy place best seen on a Sunday or any other holiday for that matter.
It is located just 1 station north of Shibuya and some consider it to be the extion
of Shibuya.

You may be suprised to find teen dressing up in cosplay, anime, or other gothic
type costumes right out side the station or street performers acting out for a little
extra money.

How To Get There

=> JR Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line is the obvious way to get to
Harajuku. The station is very conveniently located next to both the entrance to
Meiji Jingu and the beginning of Omote-Sando.

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=> Getting To Tokyo
=> Transportation In Tokyo
=> Tokyo Maps

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Takeshita Dori Street - 竹下通り (More Details)

Once exiting the Harajuku station. Parallel and across the street
you can find the Takeshita Dori Street. Filled with shops for
Youth including Gothic supplies, Band Shirts, miscellaneous
character items and idol goods popular among teens.

Shops along Takeshita Dori tend to be open daily from 11:00 to
20:00.

Omotesando - 表参道 (More Details)

Omotesando is the Champs-Elysee of Tokyo. It has opened the
largest Louis Vuitton shop in Japan in 2003, and queues are
frequent. It is one of the rare avenue of the Japanese capital to
be planted with trees all its length. "Omotesando" means "front
approach"

Shops along Omotesando tend to be open daily from 11:00 to
20:00.

Meiji-jingu Shrine - 明治神宮 (More Details)

Tokyo's largest shrine, and one of Japan's three "Jingu"
(Imperial shrine). It was built in 1920 in memory of emperor
Meiji and empress Shoken

Always open. Admission free.

Yoyogi Park - 代々木公園 (More Details)

The largest Open park in Tokyo. The park is more like a forest
at times with a variety of landscape and places to sit and enjoy
your time. A popular place for "Lovers" to go.

Always open. Admission free.

Nation Yoyogi Statdium

Built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by renown architect Tange
Kenzo, the stadium hosted the olympic swimming competitions.
It is now also being used for ice skating and volleyball
competitions, concerts and various other events..