Page 102 - (DK Eyewitness) Top 10 Travel Guide - Tokyo

100 ❯❯ Tokyo Area by Area

Aoyama, Harajuku,

and Shibuya

Omotesando-dori, the chic boulevard running through Aoyama
and Omotesando, is Tokyo’s fashion quarter. A shift in mood occurs
as Omotesando segues into Harajuku and Takeshita-dori, a street
humming with off-the-peg boutiques, street stalls, fast-food joints,
and a young crowd. Giant video screens characterize Shibuya,
which is lined with fashion and depart ment stores, clubs,
museums, art galleries, and cafés.
Nezu Museum
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MAP C6 • 6-5-1 Minami-
Aoyama, Minato-ku • 3400-2536
• Open 10am– 5pm Tue–Sun
• Adm • www.nezu-muse.or.jp
Behind sandstone walls, this museum

was established by the Meiji-era

tycoon and politician Kaichiro Nezu.
Some of the collection’s textiles,
lacquer ware, and ceramics are so
rare they are registered as National
Treasures. The most famous piece is
Stylish interior of the Nezu Museum Ogata Korin’s screen painting Irises.
AOYAMA, HARAJUKU, AND SHIBUYA
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Places to Eat
see p105
M E I J I - D O R I
Fashion and Design
Hangouts see p104
Yo y ogi
P ark Harajuku TAKESHITA-DORI
AOYAMA-DORI
JINGUMAE Gaienmae
GAIEN-NISHI-DORI
Meiji-
INOKASHIRA-DORI jingumae AOYAMA
KITA-
M EI J I -D O R I OMOTESANDO-DORI MINAMI- GAIEN-NISHI-DORI
JINNAN Omotesando AOYAMA
INOK ASHIRA-DORI

ME I JI- DORI
UDAGAWACHO AOYAMA-DORI
KOEN-DORI
SHOTO CENTER GAI SHIBUYA K O T T O - D O R I
SAKAE-DORI MIYAMASU- ZAKA E X P R E S S W A Y N O . 3
KONNO-
ZAKA
R O P P O N G I - D O R I
DOGEN-ZAKA Shibuya R O P P O N G I - D O R I
DOGEN-
Shinsen ZAKA NISSEKI- DORI
TAMAGAWA- MEIJI-DORI HIGASHI
DORI
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