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'''Harajuku''' (原宿 "meadow lodging") ''{{Audio|Harajuku.ogg|listen}}'' is the common name for the area around [[Harajuku Station]] on the [[Yamanote Line]] in the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya ward]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. |
'''Harajuku''' (原宿 "meadow lodging") ''{{Audio|Harajuku.ogg|listen}}'' is the common name for the area around [[Harajuku Station]] on the [[Yamanote Line]] in the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya ward]] of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Harajuku is an area between [[Shinjuku]] and Shibuya. Local landmarks include the headquarters of [[NHK]], [[Meiji Shrine]], and [[Yoyogi Park]]. |
Harajuku is an area between [[Shinjuku]] and Shibuya. Local landmarks include the headquarters of [[NHK]], [[Meiji Shrine]], and [[Yoyogi Park]]. |
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The area has two main shopping streets, [[Omotesandō, Tokyo|Omotesandō]] and [[Takeshita Street]] (''Takeshita-dōri''). The latter caters to youth fashions and has many small stores selling [[gosurori|Gothic Lolita |
The area has two main shopping streets, [[Omotesandō, Tokyo|Omotesandō]] and [[Takeshita Street]] (''Takeshita-dōri''). The latter caters to youth fashions and has many small stores selling [[gosurori|Gothic Lolita]], [[rockabilly]], [[hip-hop]], and [[punk fashion|punk]] outfits,<ref> |
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==Subcultures== |
==Subcultures== |
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The term "Harajuku Girls" has been used by English-language media to describe teenagers dressed in any fashion style who are in the area of Harajuku.<ref name="HG The Heart">Knight, Magda [http://www.mookychick.co.uk/style/harajuku_girls.php ''Harajuku Girls - The Heart of Modern Japanese Fashion] Retrieved [[September 10]], [[2007]]</ref> These girls may be members of various sub-cultures including [[Gothic Lolita]], [[Ganguro]], [[Gyaru]], and [[Kogal]]. They may also be dressed as characters from an anime, movie, or [[manga]] (known as [[cosplay]]). |
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[[Image:CIMG7453.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Three teens outside Harajuku Station cosplaying members of the band Himitsu Kessha Kodomo A.]] |
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In the 1980s large numbers of [[busking|street performers]] and wildly dressed teens including ''[[takenoko-zoku]]'' (竹の子族, "bamboo-shoot kids") gathered on Omotesandō and the street that passes through Yoyogi Park on Sundays when the streets were closed to traffic. The streets were reopened to traffic in the 90s, and a great number of teens stopped gathering there. Today there are still teenagers hanging out in Harajuku, mostly on the bridge across the train tracks from Harajuku station to Yoyogi Park. |
In the 1980s large numbers of [[busking|street performers]] and wildly dressed teens including ''[[takenoko-zoku]]'' (竹の子族, "bamboo-shoot kids") gathered on Omotesandō and the street that passes through Yoyogi Park on Sundays when the streets were closed to traffic. The streets were reopened to traffic in the 90s, and a great number of teens stopped gathering there. Today there are still teenagers hanging out in Harajuku, mostly on the bridge across the train tracks from Harajuku station to Yoyogi Park. |
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[[Visual kei]] is associated with Harajuku, especially those who gather on "Jingu Bashi (“Jingu Bridge”), a pedestrian bridge connecting the bustling Harajuku district with Meiji Shrine."<ref name="Harajuku: Rebels on the Bridge">Perry, Chris [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38260/Harajuku-Rebels-on-the-Bridge ''Rebels on the Bridge: Subversion, Style, and the New Subculture''] Retrieved [[September 10]], [[2007]]</ref> In attendance one will find Visual kei [[cosplayers]] (those dressed as their favorite bands) and those in the Gothic Lolita subculture/[[Lolita fashion|fashion]].<ref name="fashionlines">[http://www.fashionlines.com/2007/jan/fashionPrettyBabies.php fashionlines.com e-magazine, January, 2007]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Amerikamura]] in Osaka |
*[[Amerikamura]] in Osaka |
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*[[Dōtonbori]] in Osaka |
*[[Dōtonbori]] in Osaka |
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*[[Harajuku Girls]] (a dance entourage associated with Gwen Stefani) |
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*[[Gothic Lolita]] |
*[[Gothic Lolita]] |
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*[[Cosplay]] |
*[[Cosplay]] |
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*[[Manga]] |
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*[[anime]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== Further reading == |
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*Perry, Chris [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38260/Harajuku-Rebels-on-the-Bridge ''Rebels on the Bridge: Subversion, Style, and the New Subculture''] |
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*Suzuki, Chako [http://www.fashionlines.com/2007/jan/fashionPrettyBabies.php ''Pretty Babies: Japan's Undying Gothic Lolita Phenomenon] fashionlines.com |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 05:54, 5 April 2008
Harajuku (原宿 "meadow lodging") is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan.
Location
Harajuku is an area between Shinjuku and Shibuya. Local landmarks include the headquarters of NHK, Meiji Shrine, and Yoyogi Park.
The area has two main shopping streets, Omotesandō and Takeshita Street (Takeshita-dōri). The latter caters to youth fashions and has many small stores selling Gothic Lolita, rockabilly, hip-hop, and punk outfits,[1] in addition to fast food outlets and so forth.
In recent years Omotesandō has seen a rise in branches of expensive fashion stores such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada. The avenue is sometimes referred to as "Tokyo's Champs-Élysées".[2] Until 2004, one side of the avenue was occupied by the Dōjunkai Aoyama apāto, Bauhaus-inspired apartments built in 1927 after the 1923 Kantō earthquake. In 2006 the buildings were controversially destroyed by Mori Building and replaced with the "Omotesando Hills"[3] shopping mall, designed by Tadao Ando.[4] The area known as "Ura-Hara" (back streets of Harajuku) is a center of Japanese fashion for younger people — brands such as A Bathing Ape and Undercover have shops in the area.[5]
Subcultures
In the 1980s large numbers of street performers and wildly dressed teens including takenoko-zoku (竹の子族, "bamboo-shoot kids") gathered on Omotesandō and the street that passes through Yoyogi Park on Sundays when the streets were closed to traffic. The streets were reopened to traffic in the 90s, and a great number of teens stopped gathering there. Today there are still teenagers hanging out in Harajuku, mostly on the bridge across the train tracks from Harajuku station to Yoyogi Park.
See also
- Amerikamura in Osaka
- Dōtonbori in Osaka
- Gothic Lolita
- Cosplay
References
- ^ "Face to face with Harajuku". Metropolis. December 1999. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ "Attention Avid Shoppers: A High-End Complex Opens Its Doors". The New York Times. February 15, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
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"Omotesando Hills Project Page". Mori Building. January 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
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"The view from the Hills: Minoru Mori defends the Omotesando Hills development and reveals big plans for Tokyo". Metropolis. February 3, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
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"Behind the Scene". Metropolis. January 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
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External links
- Template:Wikitravelpar
- Harajuku Photos and Guide
- Harajuku Photo Gallery and Travel Guide
- www.harajukustyle.net Harajuku Subculture and Fashion Information.