Harajuku (again) & Shimo-kitazawa

18-07-06
TOKYO DAY 7

Harajuku

Made a fairly quick stop in Harajuku again to check a street we didnt have time for the other day. Plenty to see just in the one street. Many of the narrow streets in city centres which have become shopping streets have been made pedestrian only.

Shimo-Kitazawa

A bit further away but on the same side of town as Shibuya,Harajuku and Shinjuku. Yet again a very different place. Dare I say more of an artsy feel to Shimo-Kitazawa. Popular with university / artschool types perhaps. Plenty of independent stores, cafes. A number of record stores specializing in roots, soul, reggae etc. Organic and other hippy related stuff. Apparently lots of live music here - indy, folksy, and roots - in the evenings, but unfortunately no time for that for us. Didnt find any Bizzare Guitars either, despite one shop's signage. Wandered the streets for a while, then jumped back on the train.