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Takeshita street in Harajuku
Takeshita street in Harajuku

Takeshita Street (竹下通り Takeshita-dori) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, but most of the businesses are small independent shops that carry an array of styles. The shops on this street are often a bellwether for broader fads, and some are known as "antenna shops," which manufacturers seed with prototypes for test-marketing. Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 443 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 443 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Harajuku Station at night Street performers on the bridge by Harajuku Station Harajuku (原宿) is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. ... Harajuku Station at night Street performers on the bridge by Harajuku Station Harajuku (原宿) is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... The Body Shop in Downtown Toronto, Canada. ...


Takeshita Street was a reliable place to go and purchase fake Japanese and American street brand goods from the early nighties to 2004. Since 2004, a stronger metropolitan government stance on counterfeit merchandise has led to a decrease of such items being available to the public.


Located directly across from the exit of JR Harajuku Station, Takeshita Street is very popular with young teenagers, particularly those visiting Tokyo on school trips, or local young people shopping for small "cute" goods at weekends. Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... Takeshita-dōri exit Harajuku Station (Japanese: 原宿駅 -eki) is a station on the JR Yamanote Line located in Tokyos Shibuya Ward, adjacent to Yoyogi Park. ...

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Takeshita Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (191 words)
Takeshita Street (竹下通り Takeshita-dori) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan.
Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, but most of the businesses are small independent shops that carry an array of styles.
Takeshita Street was a reliable place to go and purchase fake Japanese and American street brand goods from the early nighties to 2004.
Japan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Japan (4918 words)
Before the defeat in 1987 of his plans for tax reform, Nakasone was able to select Noboru Takeshita as his successor.
Takeshita continued Nakasone's domestic and foreign policies, introducing a 3% sales tax in 1988 and lowering income-tax levels to boost domestic consumption.
Takeshita was forced to resign in June 1989.
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