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Takeshita Street - pedestrian street lined shops in Tokyo
 

Takeshita Street (竹下街) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restuarants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, but most of the businesses are small independants that carry an array of styles.

Located directly across from JR Harajuku Station, Takeshita Street is popular with young people, particularly those interested in cosplay ("costume play"), who gather on Sundays at the entrance to Yoyogi Park.

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Japan Public Commuter Train Thoughts
Commuter train platform. Tokyo, JapanI would like to explain how the train system is truly un-Japanese... In the 80's I remember looking at pictures of people in white gloves pushing commuters back into the car trying to push more and more people into the car. I sort of thought that it was something that was more fiction than reality...but the trains are a place where the rules of Japanese society are suspended and the real demons come out. (read more)
 
Akihabara - Electric Town
Akihabara shopping district and town. Perhaps the worlds best place to shop for electronics.

Akihabara is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai). It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo station, Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes shortened to Akiba by locals. While there is an official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taito-ku, the area known as Akihabara (including the JR railway station of the same name) to most people is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku. (read more)

 
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