Meiji Shrine / Harajuku / Omotesando
Nature and retail therapy with a side of culture
Explore exquisite Meiji Shrine and surrounding forest, trend-throbbing Takeshita Street, Laforet and the new Tokyu Plaza Harakado complex (with a very nice outdoor terrace), Sneaker Alley, leafy Omotesando Avenue and the exquisite Nezu Museum. Then make your way to Shibuya via Cat Street or Meiji-dori (“dori” = street), with a pit stop at The Matcha Tokyo, The Roastery for coffee or the sublime chillspace Trunk Hotel.
Closest stations: Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Meiji Jingu Harajuku Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.
Travel time by train/metro from: Haneda Airport 35 min, Shinagawa 15 min, Shinbashi, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Akasaka or Roppongi 20-25 min, Ikebukuro 13 min, Shinjuku 5 min.
One-way from Haneda Airport by train: ¥510
By taxi: around 30 min and ¥7,800.
While you’re there…
Take a walk in the forest that surrounds Meiji Shrine.
Check out Japan-themed T-shirts at Uniqlo across from Harajuku Station.
Explore the labyrinth of trendy shops that is Laforet.
Chill on the terrace of Tokyu Plaza Harakado across the street.
See the art gallery in the Gyre Building on Omotesando