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Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Omotesandō / Harajuku Area
This page indexes, contains corrections and has additions to the Omotesandō / Harajuku Area chapter of Tokyo Stroll.For information on Tokyo Stroll and this web supplement see Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page
For users of the Maps.me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier. Akiba Jinja: Tokyo Stroll page 315 Aoyama St. Grace Cathedral: Tokyo Stroll page 315 Balenciaga: Tokyo Stroll page 309
Barbershop 8
Opened in 1971, before the famous Yoyogi Park Rollers came on the scene, and originally on Takeshita Street this small barbershop is now located on a side street north-east of Harajuku and east of Togo Jinja and the Harajuku Police Station. This is a great place for men and boys to get their hair styled like a rockabilly star. Once you have your pompadour you will need some pomade, a good place to get that is at Jumpin' Jack's which you will find listed further down on this page. Cat Street: Tokyo Stroll page 317 Coach: Tokyo Stroll page 315 Comme des Garçons: Tokyo Stroll page 309 From 1st Building: Tokyo Stroll page 309 Gyre: Tokyo Stroll page 318 Harajuku: Tokyo Stroll page 324 Harajuku Station / Harajuku Eki: Tokyo Stroll page 325
The Iceberg (アイスバーグ) Designed by Creative Designers International and opened in 2006 it is easy to see how this building got the nickname "The Iceberg" from its angular and asymmetrical structure of blue glass. The structure has quite the contrast with its neighbors which are slightly shorter flat boxy buildings. Formerly called the Audi Forum it is longer used by Audi. Originally this was not only an auto dealership but also an exhibit hall for the history of Audi, the company's Japanese HQ, a restaurant and an events hall known for its concerts. Today the building is operated by the U.S company WeWork which rents shared office space. Jingū Bashi: Tokyo Stroll page 324
Jumpin' Jack's (aka Harajuku Jack's)
Do you love Rockabilly? This is a store for you to check out. Founded in 1994 the selection ranges from bags to watches and everything in between. New and vintage clothing for men or women, accessories, pomade in various scents, recorded music (CD and vinyl) many of contemporary Japanese performers, jewelry, etc. If reading is more your style pick up some issues of Grease Up Magazine. When you are near the shop look up as it is on the second story of the building. Kering: Tokyo Stroll page 317 Kiddy Land Harajuku: Tokyo Stroll page 319 Meiji Jingū: Tokyo Stroll page 326 Nezu Museum / Nezu Bijutsukan: Tokyo Stroll page 312 Omotesandō: Tokyo Stroll page 317 Omotesandō Keyaki Building 317 Onden: Tokyo Stroll page 319 Oriental Bazaar: Tokyo Stroll page 319 Ōta Memorial Museum of Art / Ōta Kinen Bijutsukan: Tokyo Stroll page 324 Prada Boutique Aoyama: Tokyo Stroll page 309 Stone Lanterns on Omotesandō at Aoyama Dōri: Tokyo Stroll page 313
SunnyHills (サニーヒルズ)
Designed by noted architect Kuma Kengo for the noted Taiwanese bakery and opened in 2013. This is a three-story building encased in a mesh of wooden beams constructed with traditional joinery, no nails. The structure alone may make you want to check it out. However if you have an urge for cake, especially an urge for delicious pineapple cake you have an extra reason to visit this location. What makes it especially interesting is that if you go in they will seat you in their tasting area. You will then be served complementary pineapple cake and tea without asking. Their cake is shaped like a brick with a pineapple filling. This is of course to encourage you to buy a box of cake to take with you. Now think, you could easily get a package and enjoy it yourself, or perhaps share it with the staff of where you are staying. But don't stop there, check out the rest of the building, even the restrooms are interesting. Tarō Okamoto Memorial Museum / Okamoto Tarō Kinenkan: Tokyo Stroll page 313 Tōgō Jinja: Tokyo Stroll page 327 Tōkyū Plaza Omotesandō Harajuku: Tokyo Stroll page 319 Wing Club: Tokyo Stroll page 313 Zenkōji: Tokyo Stroll page 315 Back to the Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page - Privacy Notice - Back to Gilles' home page Created July 10, 2919 | Content last updated January 31, 2023 |