About Harajuku

by **kyoshi** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:59 pm

Harajuku Station.

Harajuku refers to the area around Tokyo's Harajuku Station, one station north of Shibuya on the Yamanote Line. It is the center of Japan's most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for grown-ups and some historic sights.

The focal point of Harajuku's teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) and its side streets, which are lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothes stores, crepe stands and fast food outlets geared towards the fashion and trend conscious teens.

In order to experience the teenage culture at its most extreme, visit Harajuku on a Sunday, when many young people gather around Harajuku Station and engage in cosplay ("costume play"), dressed up in crazy costumes to resemble anime characters, punk musicians, etc.

Shops, cafes and restaurants for all ages are found along Omotesando, a broad, tree lined avenue, sometimes referred to as Tokyo's Champs-Elysees. Omotesando Hills, a recently opened shopping complex along the avenue, has been attracting particularly lots of attention.

However, Harajuku is not only about teenage culture and shopping. Meiji Shrine, one of Tokyo's major shrines, is located just west of the railway tracks in a large green oasis shared with Yoyogi Park, a spacious public park. Beautiful ukiyo-e paintings are exhibited in the small Ota Memorial Museum of Art.

Famous Streets:

<<-- Takeshita Dori
The symbol of Harajuku and birthplace of many of Japan's fashion trends, Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) is a narrow, roughly 400 meter long street lined by shops, boutiques, cafes and fast food outlets targeting Tokyo's teenagers.

Omotesando -->>
Referred to as Tokyo's Champs-Elysees, Omotesando is a one kilometer long, tree lined avenue, serving as the main approach to Meiji Shrine. Numerous stores, boutiques, cafes and restaurants, including several leading fashion brand shops, stand along the avenue.

<<-- Omotesando Hills
Opened in February 2006, Omotesando Hills with its intriguing interior design, consists of six floors (three of them underground) of upmarket shops, restaurants, cafes and beauty salons. Several apartments are located on top of the shopping complex.

Snoopy Town -->>
A wide array of Snoopy goods is sold in this store, located directly across Harajuku Station.

<<-- Daiso Harajuku - 100 Yen Shop
This is one of the largest 100 Yen Shops in central Tokyo, offering a wide array of goods, including clothing, kitchenware, food and stationary on multiple floors at 105 Yen per item. It is located only a few steps from Harajuku Station along Takeshita Dori.

LaForet Harajuku -->>
LaForet Harajuku is a trend setting shopping complex, consisting of seven floors of fashion boutiques and shops, mainly geared towards a young, female audience. The LaForet Museum on the top floor hosts various events and exhibitions.

<<-- Oriental Bazaar
This is one of Tokyo's largest souvenir shops, very popular among foreign travelers in search of typical Japanese souvenirs, such as kimono, tableware, lamps, dolls, furniture and samurai related goods. The shop spans four floors.

Kiddy Land -->>
This is one of Tokyo's most famous and popular toy stores. Located along the Omotesando, it offers six floors filled with all kinds of toys from electronic games to stuffed animals. Many major toy brands, including Disney, Barbie and Hello Kitty are present.

<<-- Louis Vuitton
The Louis Vuitton Omotesando store was opened in autumn 2002 as the company's largest store. The public store makes up five of the building's ten floors, which are designed as a stack of trunks rather than conventional floors.

Meiji Shrine -->>
Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. The buildings are surrounded by a beautiful, dense forest.

<<-- Togo Shrine
Togo Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Admiral Togo, who defeated the Russian fleet in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The Togo Antique Market is held around the shrine on the first Sunday of each month.

Ota Memorial Museum of Art -->>
The small and elegant Ota Memorial Museum of Art exhibits selected ukiyo-e paintings and prints from the vast collection of the late Mr. Ota Seizo, which comprises of more than 10,000 pieces of art. Exhibits are changed every month.

<<-- NHK Studiopark
NHK Studiopark is a part of the NHK Broadcasting Center, which is open to the public. It gives visitors a chance to look behind the scenes of television broadcasting, including the production of a live program on most days.

Yoyogi Park -->>
Yoyogi Koen (Yoyogi Park) is one of Tokyo's largest and most pleasant city parks, featuring wide lawns, ponds and forested areas. It is a great place for jogging, picnicking and other outdoor activities.

<<-- National Yoyogi Stadium
Built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by renown architect Tange Kenzo, the stadium hosted the olympic swimming competitions. It is now also being used for ice skating and volleyball competitions, concerts and various other events.

by Saito_aoyama Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:13 am

seandaina indo kyak jpan.... UwH seneng na... :lol:

by **benyso** Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:05 am

Tnx for informing.Yeah,thats so beautiful.Orang jepang memang kreatip bgt.

by **kyoshi** Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:27 am

kita secara iklim en musim beda ma jepun.
environment-nya pun beda jauh...
mungkin di jakarta ada sih tempat2 yang hampir serupa ma harajuku.
tempat anak muda pada nongkrong, ga cuma anak muda, but segala usia.
lokasi-nya strategi bangetz, di tokyo, distrik shibuya, kawasan pedestrian.
siswa/i dari distrik laen di jepun sering masukin Harajuku sebagai daerah tujuan study tour.
tiap minggu ada cosplay, segala usia ikut ngeramein..
mungkin kalo di indo tempat buat cosplay-nya ga ada yang serupa ma Harajuku.
Pengen banget dah bisa liburan ke sana :x

by Saito_aoyama Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:24 am

d indo slaen d jakarta mana lge y yg co2k...
:kaktus:

by **KyDe** Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:12 pm

bkin d kediri aja noh!!

by **KyDe** Thu May 01, 2008 2:40 pm

wew...
kq sepi sich threadna :kaktus:
pdhl krenz bgtz nich thread, huw...

by **benyso** Fri May 02, 2008 7:27 am

Sabar aja bro.Ini menunjukkan ank rum harajuku memang gag suka maen forum2.Kita udah brusaha,tapi kalo masi gag mau juga ya udah.Infonya keren..Thanks bro.

by a.L Fri May 02, 2008 6:13 pm

:lol: ai pengen... pengen... pengen.. ke japan.

*grins*

walopun gk suka t4 rame tp kerenz bnget dah klo bisa ngunjungin nma2 t4 d atas nu :P

:read: oia... pdhal Snoopy thu kan kartun yg udh lama yak tp bisa jg da shop khususnya.. weeeww ah :roll:

;) palgi museum na ....

:goodjob: tanks, kyolan

by Saito_aoyama Sun May 11, 2008 8:39 pm

kyde wrote:
bkin d kediri aja noh!!

bkin d kediri pare ja..
Kn pas bnget dngan kota na yg indah n sejuk... :lol:

by **KyDe** Tue May 13, 2008 4:33 pm

Sai_shikyu wrote:
kyde wrote:
bkin d kediri aja noh!!
bkin d kediri pare ja..
Kn pas bnget dngan kota na yg indah n sejuk... :lol:

ditambah dgn orng2na yg yaaahh., gak jlek2 amat (apa iya yach?! :??: :ngakak:)ato krenz2 malah :lol!: (notabene sbg hometownna 3o rider *grins*

)

by Saito_aoyama Tue May 13, 2008 7:53 pm

kyde wrote:
Sai_shikyu wrote:
kyde wrote:
bkin d kediri aja noh!!
bkin d kediri pare ja..
Kn pas bnget dngan kota na yg indah n sejuk... :lol:
ditambah dgn orng2na yg yaaahh., gak jlek2 amat (apa iya yach?! :??: :ngakak:)ato krenz2 malah :lol!: (notabene sbg hometownna 3o rider )

tol dex :lol!:
pkok na co2k bnget dah..
Plge dtmbah 3o rider ....
Psti jd rame wisata na :lol!:

by a.L Sat May 17, 2008 9:16 am

:??: jah... ini ngumung apa tho,\

:ngakak: mimpi nih orng bdua.....

by Saito_aoyama Mon May 19, 2008 6:19 am

mimpi kn gpp ai, asal g brlbihan :lol!:

by V Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:17 am

Owh gitu to sejaraeh harajuku,br tau aku:p

by kudo a.k.a lil Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:34 am

duwh...jadi inget waktu kencan ma yayang william di harajuku :x so...sweet...

btw, rum kita kan dah bukan bener2 harajuku,, tapi jawajuku..wkwkwkw

by **rizky** Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:07 am

william sapa lil??william wongso yg pakar kuliner ntu??
btw,kuq jawajuku...aq kn kalimantan..

by unknown Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:53 pm

kapan yak bs ke sana..
GanBaTTe!!

by kudo a.k.a lil Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:53 pm

rizky89 wrote:william sapa lil??william wongso yg pakar kuliner ntu??
btw,kuq jawajuku...aq kn kalimantan..

william wongso sapa ky??? :scratch: gak kenal aku....
yak prince william ku dunk...

coz tanpa terasa,,, kosakata bahasa jawaku sudah lebih banyak setelah ngerum di hara ky :P kamu juga tanpa sadar jadi bisa bahasa jawa kan... :weee:

by **Lee** Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:35 pm

Invasi para insan javanese dah d mulae lil :P

by **kyoshi** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:54 am

mau gimana lagi.. kebanyakan emang orang jawa sih.. terkadang ada juga para pendatang yang mungkin merasa "ini rum bau2 jepun tapi orangnya jawa smua, yang dibahas gajebo pula" mereka datang beberapa kali ke rum.. mungkin berharap situasi yang dia jumpai saat pertama kali masuk hara, cuma kondisi yang bukan merupakan kebiasaan.. skali dua kali mereka tetep nimbung, abis itu gag pernah balik lagi.. entah karena merasa kecewa atau udah nemuin rum laen yang bner2 jepun, gag tau deh.. :scratch:

by **rizky** Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:48 am

lil wrote:william wongso sapa ky??? :scratch: gak kenal aku....
..

konco ne bondan winarno

j-sun wrote:kamu juga tanpa sadar jadi bisa bahasa jawa kan... :weee:

ga,aq slalu pake bhs indo kuq ,.. attracted

by **KyDe** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:33 pm

K wrote:

mau gimana lagi.. kebanyakan emang orang jawa sih.. terkadang ada juga para pendatang yang mungkin merasa "ini rum bau2 jepun tapi orangnya jawa smua, yang dibahas gajebo pula" mereka datang beberapa kali ke rum.. mungkin berharap situasi yang dia jumpai saat pertama kali masuk hara, cuma kondisi yang bukan merupakan kebiasaan.. skali dua kali mereka tetep nimbung, abis itu gag pernah balik lagi.. entah karena merasa kecewa atau udah nemuin rum laen yang bner2 jepun, gag tau deh.. :scratch:

wkwkwkwk...
jd inget pz jman dulu
sring bgtz ku dpv ma nik2 baru (yg masuk hara), cman mo nanya pa ?!
cman mo nanya kjelasan tntang rum harajuku, mreka rata2 pd binun... ni rum brbau jpun ato jawen :ngakak:

by kudo a.k.a lil Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:11 pm

hu um...rum kita makin lama makin gak jelas wkwkwkwkw

by Saito_aoyama Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:06 pm

q ja bnun... :ngakak: kmren ol skali, mlah g knal smw nick2 na... :kaktus:
akhir na q nyasar ke rum laen, eh mlah dpv ma orang uaneh, q dkirain ce age *capede*

skrang mah gak ol blaz, ktularan ma dx

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