Overview of Harajuku Area

No longer an official district, Harajuku popularly refers to the area from Meiji Shrine to Omote Sandô, extending to Aoyama Avenue. Over the years the Harajuku-Aoyama area has become a fashion center, ranging from women's haute-couture on Omote Sandô (sometimes called Tokyo's Champs-Elysées) to name brand teenage chic of Takeshita Street to the self-styled street fashion of young exhibitionists in Yoyogi Park. The two red dots on the left will lead you to some of this scene, while the other three will give you a peek at some of the fashion and club action in Harajuku's neighboring districts.