Harajuku
Sign in to savethumb|Omotesando Hills, Jingumae thumb|Cat Street, Tokyo|Cat Street, [[Ura-Harajuku]] is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme. In popular reference, Harajuku also encompasses many smaller backstreets such as Takeshita Street and Cat Street spreading from Sendagaya in the north to Shibuya in the south.
Key facts
- District.name
- Harajuku
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- Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme
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- JRE-Harajuku-Station-07.jpg
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- Harajuku Station (left), with Meiji Shrine forest as background
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- 原宿
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- Urban area
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- Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo#Japan
- District.native_name_lang
- ja
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- Location of Harajuku in Tokyo
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- Country
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- City
- District.subdivision_type2
- Ward
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- History
- Pre-Edo period
- Meiji Restoration to the end of the Second World War (1868–1945)
- 1945 to 1970
- 1970s and 1980s
- 1990s to present
- 2019 New Year's Day terrorist attack
- Sightseeing and local landmarks
- Former landmark buildings
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Omotesando Hills, Jingumae thumb|Cat Street, Tokyo|Cat Street, [[Ura-Harajuku]] is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme. In popular reference, Harajuku also encompasses many smaller backstreets such as Takeshita Street and Cat Street spreading from Sendagaya in the north to Shibuya in the south.
Harajuku is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. Shopping and dining options include many small, youth-oriented, independent boutiques and cafés, but the neighborhood also attracts many larger international chain stores with high-end luxury merchandisers extensively represented along Omotesando.