Harajuku
The area spreading from its station toward Omotesandō, known around the world for youth fashion and street style. Takeshita Street and Cat Street run through its backstreets, a short walk from the calm of the Meiji Shrine forest.
- Where
- Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 35.6702, 139.7027
Get the Harajuku stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Harajuku. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tokyo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Harajuku
Meiji Shrine 0.7 km
A Shinto shrine in Shibuya dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken. It stands in a dense planted forest beside Harajuku, reached through towering wooden torii, though the emperor himself is buried near Kyoto.
Shibuya Crossing 1.2 km
Described as the world's busiest pedestrian crossing: when the lights change, between 1,000 and 2,000 people step out from every side at once. It sits in front of Shibuya Station and has stood for Tokyo in countless films since it opened in 1973.
Shibuya Scramble Square 1.3 km
A mixed-use skyscraper built over Shibuya Station and opened in 2019. Its open-air rooftop deck, Shibuya Sky, looks straight down on the scramble crossing and out across the whole city.
Shinjuku Gyoen 2.0 km
A large public garden in Shinjuku, once the estate of the Naitō family in the Edo period and later an imperial garden. Today it is a national garden, with Japanese, English and French sections and some of the city's best cherry blossom.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 2.4 km
The seat of Tokyo's metropolitan government, twin towers in Nishi-Shinjuku designed by Kenzō Tange and finished in 1991. Observation rooms near the top look out over the city, and on clear days to Mount Fuji.
Roppongi Hills 2.7 km
One of Japan's largest property developments, a cluster of towers, shops, offices and the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi. Its Mori Tower has an observation deck high over the city, and Louise Bourgeois's giant spider sculpture Maman stands at its foot.
Tokyo Tower 4.1 km
A lattice tower in Shiba Park, completed in 1958 and inspired by the Eiffel Tower. At 332.9 metres it was Japan's tallest tower until 2012, and it is painted white and international orange to satisfy air safety rules.
Zōjō-ji 4.4 km
The main temple of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect in the Kantō region, in Minato with Tokyo Tower rising right behind it. Its great red Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early 1600s, and the temple holds the tombs of several Tokugawa shoguns.
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Questions
Where is Harajuku?
Harajuku is in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Meiji Shrine (0.7 km), Shibuya Crossing (1.2 km), Shibuya Scramble Square (1.3 km).
How do I get the Harajuku stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Harajuku and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tokyo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Harajuku before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tokyo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.