Transport landmark
Harajuku Station
- Hours
- No fixed visitor hours were found; JR East publishes train timetables separately.
- How to visit
- The station serves the JR Yamanote Line; JR East provides an official 1F–2F station map. The 2F level has a wheelchair-accessible restroom and an ostomate-compatible restroom.
- Hours
- About 10 min
Why it is worth the detour
Harajuku Station is best known for being a major transport hub near the vibrant Harajuku district, famous for its youth culture and fashion.
Harajuku Station is a well-known transport landmark in Tokyo, providing easy access to the trendy Harajuku district. It serves as a gateway to the area's unique fashion scene and cultural attractions.
What else is close by
The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.
200 m
Takeshita Street
A 350-metre pedestrian lane opposite Harajuku Station that became the shop window of Japanese teen fashion and crepe stands.
250 m
Ōta Memorial Museum of Art
A museum showcasing rotating exhibitions of Ukiyo-e from a collection of over 12,000 pieces.
400 m
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Kenzo Tange's 1964 Olympic swimming hall with a suspended roof hung from two masts, a landmark of modern architecture.
500 m
Cat Street
The fashionable pedestrian lane between Shibuya and Omotesando follows a section of the old Shibuya River, covered around the time of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Houses originally turned their backs toward the water; once the channel became a street, former rear walls and service entrances were gradually transformed into shopfronts.
700 m
Yoyogi Park
Former army parade ground, US housing «Washington Heights» and 1964 Olympic village, now Tokyo's weekend lawn for picnics, dancers and musicians.
Walk it with the stories
This address is one stop among many. Our routes and quests link them into a walk that makes sense on the ground.