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Our guide
Takeshita Street is a shopping street in Harajuku, in the Jingūmae district of Shibuya. About 350 m long, it runs gently downhill from Harajuku Station towards Meiji-dōri and is closed to traffic for set hours every day. Most of its shops are small boutiques selling bold fashion for young people, alongside the crêpe stands that have been a symbol of the street since the late 1970s. Known around the world 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.
Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line is about 200 m away in a straight line, and Meiji Jingu about 700 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 05 (15738008421) — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 10 (15741470792) — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 23 (15554042969) — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 24 (15554745767) — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 26 (15119955434) — Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Harajuku - Takeshita Street 29 (15737994951) — 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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