Harajuku Bridge

The Harajuku Bridge (原宿の橋) (sometimes called the Harajuku Cosplay Bridge) is a bridge that runs over the train tracks near Harajuku Station in Tokyo, Japan.

Harajuku Bridge is famous because it has long been a weekend hangout spot for the Japanese girls (and a few guys) who are involved in Harajuku's unique fashion scene. The term "Harajuku Girls" was coined about the girls who gather on the bridge. The fashion styles on the bridge vary widely, but the two most popular groups are either some type of lolita fashion or people doing cosplay. The cosplay on the bridge varies, but is often based around popular Japanese visual kei bands.

In the 1990's, the bridge was a lot more crowded with cosplayers, gothic lolitas, and other strange fashion styles. While the popularity of the bridge as a hangout has died down somewhat in the 2000's, there are still girls that hang out there each weekend. Sunday is the day when the most Japanese kids hang out on the bridge.

The bridge is also a very popular weekend destination for tourists who visit Japan. On some weekends, you will see far more tourists taking pictures of Harajuku Girls than you will see actual Harajuku Girls.

Access

• Yamanote Line - The Harajuku Bridge is just outside of the Omotesdando Exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line. Once you exit the station, face the road and turn right and walk to the first stop light and then turn right onto the bridge, going toward Meiji Shrine.
• Chiyoda Line - The Harajuku Bridge is also just outside of the main exit of the Meiji Jingumae Station of the Chiyoda Line.

External Links

• Harajuku Fashion Pictures (English)