Takeshita Dori

Revision as of 17:31, 5 January 2007

Takeshita Dori (????) (sometimes called Takeshita Street or just Takeshita) is the famous Harajuku shopping street that begins just outside of the "Takeshita Exit" of Harajuku Station on the [[JR] Yamanote line.

The most well known (and crowded) part of Takeshita is the segment that runs between Harajuku Station and Meiji Dori. Further from the station, on the other side of Meiji Dori, Takeshita continues on for several more blocks, intersecting Cat Street, continuing on and finally ending at a perpendicular street that runs along one end of Omotesando Hills.

Many of the shops on the Harajuku Station to Meji Dori segment of Takeshita target Japanese teen girls and are famous for offering fashion catering some of Japan's more interesting subcultures, including lolita, punk, gothic, and hip hop. There are also numerous crepe shops, restaurants, a few international brand shops, and other types of businesses. This part of the street is often packed (especially on weekends) with thousands of colorfully dressed Japanese junior high school students and is a very popular people watching area for tourists and locals.

The segment of Takeshita on the other side of Meiji Dori (between the KDDI Design Studio and the end of the street near Omotesando Hills) has a more relaxed feel but is also dense on both sides with fashionable shops. This segment of Takeshita seems to have more clothing stores aiming for young well-dressed Japanese guys than the Harajuku Station side.

Shops

• Jeans Mate
• Store My Ducks
• Mighty Soxer
• Lip Hip

See Also

• Cat Street
• Killer Street
• Omotesando Dori
• Ura-Hara

Access

• The easiest way to access Takeshita Dori is from the Takeshita Exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line. When you step out of the exit, you are facing directly down the street.
• You can also get to the street easily from Meiji-jingu-mae Station next to the Omotesando exit of Harajuku Station.
• From Omotesando, you can access Takeshita Dori from Omotesando Station. If you walk down Omotesando Dori to Cat Street and take a right, you will find Takeshita a few blocks down running perpendicular to Cat Street.

Map

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