Harajuku

Harajuku (Japanese原宿) is the common name for the district around the Harajuku Station in Tokyo, Japan. On most maps the name is not found, officially the historic district is a district Jingumae (神宫 前) of the district Shibuya.

Harajuku is especially popular with young Japanese and is with its many shops and boutiques as one of the most important fashion centers of Japan. The small shopping street Takeshita - dori and Harajuku section of Meiji- dori, the main shopping streets. The predominantly offered here, some punk -heavy youth fashion was his own style, the Harajuku - kei, the name.

Sunday afternoon is the small bridge between the train station and the entrance to Yoyogi Park is the largest regular meeting place in Japan for elaborate and fanciful dressed, youthful cosplayers but especially so-called Lolita. Often will find an equal number of photographers such as photographed. In the adjacent part of the park also play Sunday afternoon many young bands of different, mostly rock music directions to the trails.

Especially by international artists is popular today in the Western world this district. So then called the Dance Project and the Harajuku district is also celebrated example of Gwen Stefani, SISMA and Belle and Sebastian.

Others

As a contrast to shaped by young people Takeshita - dori shopping street Jizō - dori (地蔵 通り) can apply, which is popular among older people. This is located in the district of Toshima, north of Sugamo station. In the vernacular of the area around the Jizō - dori also Grandma's Harajuku is (お ばあちゃん の 原宿, Oba - chan no Harajuku ) called.

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