Omotesando 2009.9.13

It’s too much to say that it’s like Champs-Elysees, but Omotesando is one of the most fashionable streets in Tokyo.

Famous fashion brand companies open their shops there. Young people enjoy window shopping (and sometimes real shopping). The street was so crowded in the weekend it’s hard to walk fast. We hear English, Chinese, Korean and other foreign languages here.

Omotesando Hills is a new landmark in the area. The building is a bit queer. The floors are sloping and visitors walk upward or downward.

The street was originally developed as a pass to the Meiji Shrine, one of the country’s most famous shrines build in the Taisho era (1912-26). It has turned into the shopping district in the post war era.

About 30 minutes slow walk from the subway Omote sando (space included in this case) station took me to the entrance of Meiji Shrine (see other blog post).