Japan Trip 2013 - Takeshita Street, Harajuku (Part 1- Japanese Crepe)
Harajuku, the heart of the Japan cosplay arena. Cosplay fans usually will parade around this station in the afternoon but we arrived a bit too late for that unfortunately. Getting here is a bit complicated for my part as there were numerous stations to switch. Once again, due to tight schedule we only visited Takeshita Street for the whole of Harajuku. Not sure why the shops here closes so early at 8pm though. :/
In a nut shell, Takeshita Street is a 500m long street filled with various shops and restaurants. Prices here are a bit tad cheaper compared to the likes of Shibuya. Many fancy girl's clothings and accessories can be found here as well. Would be a rather boring place for guy's to shop though.
Another reason to be here is for their Crepes which is famous in Harajuku. There were 2 shops located side by side each other with a fascinating assortment of crepe choices. By looking at the displays is enough to get your saliva flowing.
With so much on offer I went for one of the the most interesting crepe on offer: Strawberry + Cheesecake + Vanilla ice cream. Needless to say the combination was amazing and rather filling. The crepe is soft instead of the usual crispy crepes which makes it a bit tad different.
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| 500 yen! Really cheap (before conversion) |
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| Other people enjoying their crepes |
Moving on from the dessert we then proceeded to explore the rest of the streets, with the girls doing most of their shopping.
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| Sleeping on the job |
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| Random item in a box |
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