LONELY PLANET


 

 
Area in Harajuku & Aoyama

This is Tokyo’s famously outré fashion bazaar, where trendy duds sit alongside the trappings of decades of fashion subcultures (plaid and safety pins for the punks; colourful tutus for the decora; Victorian dresses for the Gothic Lolitas).

Be warned: this pedestrian alley is a pilgrimage site for teens from all over Japan, which means it can get packed.