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11 unusual facts about Harajuku


Fujiko Nakaya

She opened Japan's only video art gallery, Video Gallery SCAN in Harajuku, in 1980.

Glossary of Shinto

Some shrines, for example Meiji Shrine in Harajuku, Tokyo, see millions of visitors in just a few days.

Hiroshi Fujiwara

He is known as the godfather of Harajuku culture and is a globally influential streetwear designer, including being the pioneer for Nike's "HTM" line, and the "Fenom" line for Levis.

Hitomi Yoshizawa

On October 12, 2008 it was revealed that she would be paired up with fellow ex-Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa as Hangry in the new unit Hangry & Angry in collaboration with a Harajuku fashion store of the same name.

Maon Kurosaki

Kurosaki had her first solo live event called "Maon Kurosaki Live 2011 Spring: Memories First" on March 4–5, 2011 in Harajuku.

Nothing to Worry About

The rest of the video shows him and his rockabilly gang dancing in Yoyogi Park in Harajuku and ends with a man trying to start his motorcycle, only to realize the engine is shot.

Rica Takashima

After graduating with a Design Degree from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Takashima worked as a stage set artist and a freelance illustrator before she founded and launched the avant-garde street art show troupe and studio Aozora Art on Tokyo’s Harajuku Pedestrian Street.

Rika Ishikawa

On October 12, 2008 it was announced that she is paired up with fellow ex-Morning Musume member Hitomi Yoshizawa in the new unit Hangry & Angry in collaboration with a Harajuku fashion store of the same name.

Satoshi Ohno

He portrayed Haru, a bizarre high school student who gets swindled during his trip to Harajuku.

Shibuhara Girls

Shibuhara Girls is a MTV Japan/MTV Asia reality mini-series that centers around the lives of a group of young aspiring Japanese women as they seek stardom in the popular pop culture and fashion districts of Tokyo, Japan; Shibuya and Harajuku.

Tayuka Nakanishi

Along with Akira Takeuchi, she is founder and main designer of the Theatre Products fashion brand, which is popular in the Harajuku and Shibuya areas of Tokyo, known as centers of youth fashion.


DesignTide

In 2006 the main exhibition took place in a soon-to-be-demolished building in Harajuku; in 2007, in a gymnasium at the National Olympic Stadium; in 2008 and 2009 in the meeting hall of Tokyo Midtown.

In 2005, DesignTide took place at shops, museums and art galleries throughout Tokyo's design-centric districts, including Aoyama and Harajuku, Daikanyama, Marunouchi and Roppongi.

Harajuku Station

A smaller entrance leading to the centre of the platform is convenient for Takeshita Street, a famous area in Harajuku.