Takeshita Dori Street Sign

Takeshita street in Harajuku

Takeshita Street (竹下通り, Takeshita-dōri^?) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku (原宿 "meadow lodging" is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running. Harajuku (原宿 "meadow lodging" is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, but most of the businesses are small independent shops that carry an array of styles. The shops on this street are often a bellwether for broader fads, and some are known as "antenna shops," which manufacturers seed with prototypes for test-marketing. A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings

Takeshita Street was a reliable place to go and purchase fake Japanese and American street brand goods from the early 1990s to 2004. Since 2004, a stronger metropolitan government stance on counterfeit merchandise has led to a decrease of such items being available to the public.

Located directly across from the exit of JR Harajuku Station, Takeshita Street is very popular with young teenagers, particularly those visiting Tokyo on school trips, or local young people shopping for small "cute" goods at weekends. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies is a railway station on the Yamanote Line of East Japan Railway Company (JR East located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan adjacent to Yoyogi Park

External links

• Takeshita Dori Street Guide @ Picturetokyo.com Information & Guide
• Takeshita Dori Street Sign Gallery