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EXPERIENCE Western Tokyo

6 commander who defeated the houses one of the best
Russian fleet in the Battle of
collections of ukiyo­e prints
Harajuku District Tsushima, which was part of (p131) in Japan. A vivid image
原宿地区 the Russo­Japanese War. It of a Kabuki actor por traying
was a huge naval victory, the a superhero in the classic
 B7  Meiji-jingumae
“Harajuku” Stn, Chiyoda first of an Asian country over a aragoto style by Sharaku
& Fukutoshin lines Western one. Admiral Togo and a masterful program of a
memorial Kabuki performance
remains a hero in Japan, and
£ Harajuku Stn, his shrine has a beautiful gar­ by Hiroshige are among many
Yamanote line
den and pond. Located a few familiar works. There is a small
Harajuku Station was the blocks east of the shrine is restau rant and a shop selling
main station for the 1964 Design Festa Gallery. This prints and other ukiyo­e­
Tokyo Olympic village and Postmodern, bohemian related souvenirs.
that concentration of inter­ gallery focuses on future­ Just to the left down
national culture had a great generation artists and has a Meiji­dori is LaForet, a
impact on the area, attracting design­themed café­bar. fashion mecca, with more
the young and innovative of Running parallel to, and than 150 boutiques. Leading
Tokyo. Today Harajuku remains south of, Takeshita­dori is off Omotesando, just before
a center for fashion from high­ the more sophisticated the pedestrian bridge, a
end inter national stores to Omotesando. With its wide,
bargain boutiques. tree­shaded side walks and
Takeshita­dori, a narrow dozens of boutiques show­ PICTURE PERFECT
alley bet ween Meiji­dori and casing top fashion designers Japan in
Harajuku Station, is the place and brands such as Celine, the Mirror
to find what’s hot in teen Fendi, and Dior, this is one Quirky Tokyu Plaza
fashion and culture. Sundays of the best places to stroll Omotesando Harajuku,
bring the biggest crowds. in Tokyo. a multistory shopping
Prices range from cheap to As you walk from Harajuku complex in the heart of
outra geous, as do the fashions. Station, just before the the district, is accessed
Starting from the Harajuku intersection with Meiji­dori, via a mirror-encased
Station end, about 200 m (220 off to the left you will see a ecalator (p82). Snap a
yards) down, a left turn leads small street leading to the kaleido scope-like image
up some stairs to Togo Shrine, Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial from the top as you exit.
founded for Admiral Togo, the Museum of Art, which
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