Shibuya, Harajuku, olympic park and Shibuya Koen

What to see

Shibuya

Known as the town for young people, Shibuya is a powerful source of fashion and culture where many department stores, specialty stores, and restaurants are located.

Also found here are the Scramble Crossing often shown on TV and the Hachiko Statue, a popular meeting spot. The well-known area featuring 109 and Center-Gai is always crowded with people. Many trends indeed have been born from this town such as "Ganguro" and "Yamanba" (faces tanned at tanning salons, or one of the "gyaru (girl)" fashions of applying dark foundation with heavy makeup).

In addition to the many fashion buildings, there are also a number of cultural facilities such as movie theaters and the Bunkamura. Furthermore, a number of classy restaurants has been opened on Koen Street and Spain-zaka. Shibuya certainly is turning into a town enjoyable for both young people and adults.

Harajuku/Omotesando/Aoyama

Harajuku, Omotesando, and Aoyama are areas where the latest fashion and arts gather. Stores offering street fashion items for young people can be found in Harajuku while stylish cafes are located in Omotesando. In Aoyama, there are many luxury brand stores and museums.

The Takeshita Street east of JR Harajuku Station is a busy spot with many youth-oriented stores mainly for teenagers to those in their early 20s. At the same time however, its western part that holds Yoyogi Park and Meiji Shrine is filled with a tranquil atmosphere with many trees. Omotesando and Aoyama both are completely stylish towns and the Omotesando Hills is gathering lots of attention as the new feature of Omotesando. Although Meiji Shrine's Gaien (outer precinct/garden) famous for its zelkova trees is a quiet and tranquil place, the area suddenly turns busy with many people when sport events are held at the National Stadium and Jingu Baseball Stadium.

our trip around was a very long day we set out in the morning to do it all 3 ku's in a day alot to see and a very tired day as the day before was all walking too. Around Akihabara. We walked from shibuya to Harajuku and then to Yoyogi Park and Shibuya goen. alot to see on the way we came accross the 1966 olympic park. It was a very nice day