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What does harajuku mean?
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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 is an area between Shinjuku and Shibuya. Local landmarks include the headquarters of NHK, Meiji Shrine, and Yoyogi Park.
The area has two main shopping streets, Omotesandō and Takeshita-dōri. Takeshita-dōri caters for youth fashions and has many small stores selling gosurori, visual kei, rockabilly, hip-hop, and punk outfits.