Takeshita Street (Harajuku)
竹下通り
A shopping street where browsing is the point, not just buying.
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Photos
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- Untitled — Syced · CC0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Untitled — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Takeshita Street is a shopping street in Harajuku, in the Jingūmae district of Shibuya, Tokyo. About 350 metres long, it runs gently downhill from Harajuku Station towards Meiji-dōri and is closed to traffic every day from 11:00 to 18:00. Most of its shops are small boutiques selling bold fashion for young people, alongside crêpe stands that have become a symbol of the street since the late 1970s. Known worldwide as a home of Harajuku's “kawaii” culture, it is busiest at weekends and in school holidays and draws school trips and visitors from abroad.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Shopping
Nearby station
Nearby station: Harajuku (Yamanote Line), about 200 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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