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exclusive. A number of high-
PICTURE PERFECT profile people are buried
Walk this Way here, including former prime
The second floor of the minister Shigeru Yoshida and STAY
glass-fronted Starbucks famed novelist Yukio Mishima.
at Shibuya Tsutaya is This tranquil, green spot is also
the perfect place to get a popular, though somber, Hotel Beat Wave
a shot of the famous place to view cherry blossoms. This music-themed
Shibuya Crossing – the option on “Love Hotel
busiest intersection in Watari-Um Hill” has karaoke
the world. Grab a coffee " = ⌂ 3-7-6 Jingūmae machines in
before making a beeline # 11am–7pm Tue–Sun (to every room.
for the second floor, 9pm Wed) ∑ watarium.co.jp
 A9 ⌂ 2-9
where the window Maruyamachō, Shibuya
seats offer great views Nezu Museum ∑ beatwave.co.jp
of the madness below. " ⌂ 6-5-1 Minato # 10am–
5pm Tue–Sun ∑ nezu-muse. 
or.jp/en
A short walk from here is The Millennials
Kotto-dori, another fashionable Taro Okamato Shibuya
street, which is full of antique Memorial Museum Free beer is served
shops selling scrolls, paintings, " ⌂ 6-1-19 Minamiaoyama for one hour every
and porcelain. This street is # 10am–6pm Wed–Mon evening at this sociable
one of the hottest in Tokyo, ∑ taro-okamoto.or.jp/en capsule hotel.
with notable boutiques, cafés,  B8 ⌂ 1-20-13 Jinnan,
and shops springing up. The Aoyama Cemetery Shibuya ∑ the-
area is pleasant for an after- " ⌂ 2-32-2 Minato § (03) millennials-shibuya-
noon shopping or browsing. 3401-3652 # 24 hours daily shibuya-ku-jp.book.
Return to Aoyama-dori, direct/en-gb
near the Omotesando junction 
toward Shibuya, and the next
land mark is the white, geo-
metric Spiral Building, which
owes its name to the large,
spiral ramp inside. Designed
by Fumihiko Maki in 1985,
and one of the most popular
places in Minami-Aoyama,
this building is the figurative
definition of cool. There is
nothing in it that can’t be
described as hip and trendy
(torendi in Japanese), and that
includes most of the people.
Attractions inside comprise
an exhibition and per formance
space, the Spiral Hall, also
used for exhibitions and
performances, an Italian café,
a French restaurant, a statio-
nery and housewares bou-
tique, and a beauty salon.
Head eastward toward the
Nogizaka subway station
for the Aoyama Cemetery,
Japan’s first public necropolis,
and probably its most

An upscale boutique
near Omotesando, in the
Minami-Aoyama District

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