Shopping experience at Harajuku - Part 2

Harajuku, Tokyo... After the enriching visit to Meiji Jingu, the best thing to do next is of course to shop. Shopping is a must do activity for gals at Harajuku. The main street for shopping is of course Takeshita Dori. It is a colourful street that is almost always crowded with people but it is not too messy (as in, people will not be pushing around). So no worries.

(Look at the crowd)

There are a lot of fashion boutiques along the street, selling all sorts of fashion related items such as apparels, shoes, assessories, socks, stockings and lingeries. This is a big attractions for teenagers as the prices are on the low side and hence more affordable. There are also a few of stores that sell cosplay costumes (typically they don't allow you to take photo of the store or costumes). A set of costume (eg. maid) typically costs around 10,000 yen. The price range can be rather wide depending on the type of designs.

(A store selling assessories)

(Store selling apparels)

(This shop sell all sort of idol stuff)

(A store selling Halloween costumes)

(Crepes. These are very common at Harajuku these days)

(yummy!)

Other than Takeshita Dori, there are a lot of stores to shop in the area. You can really shop till you drop. Being near to Omotesando also means that there are a lot of international brands in the area such as GAP, Agnes B and etc. More on Omotesando in my next post.