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Omotesando/Aoyama

Shops, cafes, and restaurants for all ages are found along Omotesando. Omotesando is a broad tree lined avenue, sometimes referred to as Tokyo's Champs-Elysees.
Omotesando Hills, a recently opened shopping complex along the avenue, has been attracting lots of attention.
Side-streets leading off Omotesando feature a range of trendy cafes, bars, and restaurants; as well as boutique stores specialising in everything from handbags to postcards and vintage glass bottles.
Omotesando Hills, a recently opened shopping complex along the avenue, has been attracting lots of attention.
Side-streets leading off Omotesando feature a range of trendy cafes, bars, and restaurants; as well as boutique stores specialising in everything from handbags to postcards and vintage glass bottles.

Omotesando Hills
Omotesando Hills, which was opened in 2006, with its intriguing interior design,consists of six floors (three of them underground) of upmarket shops, restaurants, cafes, and beauty salons. Several apartments are located at the top of the shopping complex. Internationally renowned architect Tadao Ando designed the architecture. Shops are open daily from 11:00am to 9:00pm and restaurants are open until midnight.For more information : http://www.omotesandohills.com/eng/index.html

Harajuku Station and Takeshita street
In order to experience the teenage culture at its most extreme, visit Harajuku on a Sunday when many young people gather around Harajuku Station and engage in cosplay ("costume play"). This is the act of dressing up in crazy costumes to resemble anime characters, punk musicians, etc. The symbol of Harajuku and birthplace of many of Japan's fashion trends, Takeshita Street, is a narrow roughly 400 meter long street lined by shops, boutiques, cafes, and fast food outlets targeted towards Tokyo's teenagers.For more information : http://www.harajuku.jp/eng/index.shtml
YoyogiKoen/YoyogiUehara

Yoyogi-uehara is 5 minutes from Shinjuku on the Odakyu line (Express), and walking distance from Shibuya, Harajuku and Shimokitazawa (15 miniutes on foot).
Yoyogi-koen/Yoyogi-uehara are quiet residential neighborhoods featuring spacious single-family homes and large parks such as Yoyogi-koen and Meiji-koen(Koen means park in Japanese).
Yoyogi-uehara is on the bus route of the "American School in Japan" and very popular among parents of ASIJ students.
Yoyogi-koen/Yoyogi-uehara are quiet residential neighborhoods featuring spacious single-family homes and large parks such as Yoyogi-koen and Meiji-koen(Koen means park in Japanese).
Yoyogi-uehara is on the bus route of the "American School in Japan" and very popular among parents of ASIJ students.

Yoyogi Koen (Yoyogi Park)
This park has an area of 540,529sqm and it is one of the biggest parks in Tokyo. You can enjoy forest bathing, running, dog-walking, and playing sports. Rental bicycles are available so even if you do not have a bicycle, you can enjoy cycling with your family in the park.Daikanyama

Daikanyama is one of the most popular town in Tokyo for fashion.
You can easily find many small but fancy fashionable shops and cafes around Daikanyama station. Only a few minutes away from the station, you also find a very calm residential area in the backstreets.
You can easily find many small but fancy fashionable shops and cafes around Daikanyama station. Only a few minutes away from the station, you also find a very calm residential area in the backstreets.

Daikanyama Address
This place consists of a residencial area and shopping area that was developed in 2000.There are 47 shops including cafes, restaurants, and also a fitness club. Therefore you can spend all day here.Ebisu

There are many fashionable shops and cafes opened in this area since a redevelopment project was completed in 1994. This area is now known as Ebisu Garden Place.
Ebisu station has connections to both the JR train and Hibiya subway line.
So, you can gain easy access to anywhere in Tokyo.
In the station there is a large shopping mall, Atle. On your way home from the office, you can visit a bakery or restaurant.
The name, "Ebisu" is a famous Sapporo Beer brand.
In fact, the beer name is spelled "Yebis." A beer parlor by Sapporo is available in the Ebisu Garden Place.
Ebisu station has connections to both the JR train and Hibiya subway line.
So, you can gain easy access to anywhere in Tokyo.
In the station there is a large shopping mall, Atle. On your way home from the office, you can visit a bakery or restaurant.
The name, "Ebisu" is a famous Sapporo Beer brand.
In fact, the beer name is spelled "Yebis." A beer parlor by Sapporo is available in the Ebisu Garden Place.

Ebisu Garden Place
In the Ebisu Garden Place, there are many places including;WESTIN TOKYO, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Beer Museum Yebisu, MITSUKOSHI department store, and so on. Also, you can enjoy fine French cuisine at Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon.
For more information about the Ebisu Garden Place:
http://www.gardenplace.jp/english/
Apartments availability in the Ebisu Garden Place:
http://www.mitsui-chintai.co.jp/resident/english/recommend/yebisu/yebisu-top.html







