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Harajuku

原宿 表参道
alternative words: Harajuku district, Omotesando, Omote sando
keywords: district , tokyo
related topics: Meiji shrine , Shibuya , Aoyama
related web sites: http://www.harajuku.jp , http://home3.highway.ne.jp/HARAJUKU/ , http://www.omosan.com
explanation: Located in the eastern Shibuya ward, between Meiji shrine and Aoyama district, there were many villas of rich families and aristocrats before world war II. Recently many luxurious mansions and fashionable shops being built, Harajuku has became an attracting point of Tokyo's young people. You get out from Harajuku station of Yamanote line then go to the east along Omotesando street.


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