Harajuku has long been an area frequented by fashion-sensitive youngsters.
On one side of the railway tracks is the tranquil greenery of Meiji Shrine on the other, Takeshita-dori, the narrow, always-crowded street of countless small stores selling accessories, clothes, gadgets and whatnots.
More recently, the stores of up-and-coming designers in the Ura-Harajuku area around the back alleys of Harajuku, along the Shibuya River landfill walkway, have become popular with fashion-conscious teenagers.