Editing Harajuku (section)

==Sightseeing and local landmarks==
[[File:Classicloli.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Aristocrat (fashion)|Aristocrat]] and [[Gothic clothing|Gothic]] [[Lolita fashion|Lolita]] styles on display at [[Jingu Bashi (Tokyo)|Jingu Bashi]] in 2007]]
[[File:Kawaii monstar cafe.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Kawaii Monster Cafe]]
Harajuku is a retail fashion and dining destination in its own right, but still earns much of its wider reputation as a gathering place for fans and aficionados of [[Japanese street fashion]] and associated subcultures. [[Jingu Bashi (Tokyo)|Jingu Bashi]], the pedestrian bridge between [[Harajuku Station]] and the entrance to the [[Meiji Shrine]], used to act as a gathering place on Sundays to showcase some of the more theatrical styles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonely Planet Online Guide|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/tokyo/sights/architecture/jingu-bashi|publisher=Lonely Planet|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> Another gathering place was the lower part of Omotesandō avenue, which used to be pedestrian-only ("Hokosha Tengoku") on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/909573/japans-wild-creative-harajuku-street-style-is-dead-long-live-uniqlo/|title=Japan's wild, creative Harajuku street style is dead. Long live Uniqlo — Quartz|first=Marc|last=Bain|website=qz.com|date=22 February 2017 |access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

Other local landmarks include:

* [[Meiji Shrine]], a large [[Shinto]] [[Jinja (shrine)|shrine]] located in an evergreen forest and dedicated to the deified spirits of [[Emperor Meiji]] and his wife, [[Empress Shōken]]
* [[Yoyogi Park]]
* [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], designed by [[Kenzo Tange]] to host swimming and diving events at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Omotesando]]
* [[Ura-Harajuku]]
* [[Laforet|Laforet Harajuku]] 
* [[Omotesando Hills]]
* [[Tōgō Shrine]]
* [[Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art]]
* [[Nezu Museum]]