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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 Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier. Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information. 5 Chome-3-2 Minamiaoyama, Corner Building at : Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 8 [barbershop] (エイト)
Also known as Barbershop 8. This barbershop 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. Akiba Shrine / Akiba Jinja (秋葉神社): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315 Aoyama St. Grace Cathedral (青山セントグレース大聖堂): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315 Balenciaga see: Corner Building at 5 Chome-3-2 Minamiaoyama: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 Cat Street (キャットストリート): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 317 Coach (コーチ): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315 Comme des Garçons (コム・デ・ギャルソン): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 Corner Building at 5 Chome-3-2 Minamiaoyama: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 From 1st Building (フロム・ファーストビル): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 5 Chome-3-2 Minamiaoyama: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 Gyre (ジャイル): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 318 Harajuku area (原宿): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 324 Harajuku Station / Harajuku Eki (原宿駅): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, 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 Bridge / Jingū Bashi (神宮橋): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, 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 [TODS building] No longer housing Tods, identifiable by the large Bottega Veneta sign.: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 317 Kiddy Land Harajuku (キディランド 原宿店): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 319 Marion Crêpes Takeshita Street / Marion Crêpes Harajuku takeshita dōri-ten (マリオンクレープ 原宿竹下通り店) Description to be added soon Meiji Shrine / Meiji Jingū (明治神宮): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 326 Nezu Museum / Nezu Bijutsukan (根津美術館): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 312 Omotesandō (表参道): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 317 Omotesandō Keyaki Building (表参道 けやきビル): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 317 Onden (オンデン): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 319 Oriental Bazaar (オリエンタルバザー): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 319 Ōta Memorial Museum of Art / Ōta Kinen Bijutsukan (太田記念美術館): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 324 Prada Boutique Aoyama (プラダブティック 青山): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309 Stone Lanterns on Omotesandō at Aoyama Dōri (表参道の石灯籠): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313
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 (岡本太郎記念館): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313 Tōgō Shrine / Tōgō Jinja (東郷神社): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 327 Tōkyū Plaza Harajuku (Harukado) (東急プラザ原宿「ハラカド」) Description to be added soon Tōkyū Plaza Omotesandō Harajuku (東急プラザ 表参道原宿): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 319 Wing Club (ウイング・クラブ): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313 Zenkōji (善光寺): Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315 Back to the Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page - Privacy Notice - Back to Gilles' home page Created July 10, 2919 | Content last updated July 3, 2025 |