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Takeshita Street (???? Takeshita-dori?) is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, but most of the businesses are small independent shops that carry an array of styles. The shops on this street are often a bellwether for broader fads, and some are known as "antenna shops," which manufacturers seed with prototypes for test-marketing.
Takeshita Street was a reliable place to go and purchase fake Japanese and American street brand goods from the early 1990s to 2004. Since 2004, a stronger metropolitan government stance on counterfeit merchandise has led to a decrease of such items being available to the public.
Located directly across from the exit of JR Harajuku Station, Takeshita Street is very popular with young teenagers, particularly those visiting Tokyo on school trips, or local young people shopping for small "cute" goods at weekends.

Harajuku is known for the patrons that visit the area every Sunday. Every Sunday, many young people dress in a variety of styles that include gothic lolita, visual kei, and cosplay, among others and spend the day in Harajuku socializing. The fashion styles of these young people frequently vary and are rarely conformist to one particular style and are usually a mesh of many. Most young people gather on Jingu Bridge, which is a pedestrian bridge that connects Harajuku to the neighboring Meiji Shrine Area. [1] However, Harajuku is not just known for its Sunday visitors. It is also a well-respected fashion capital of the world renowned for its unique street fashion.[2] Harajuku street style is promoted in Japanese and international publications such as Kera, Tune, Gothic & Lolita Bible and Fruits. Many prominent designers and fashion ideals have sprung from Harajuku and incorporated themselves in to other fashions throughout the world. Harajuku is also a vast shopping district that includes luxury western designers like Louis Vuitton, Harajuku native designers, and affordable shops catered to youths.

The red bin holds my sized-down cd collection (except for those three crammed between the speaker and the cd player-- I didn't notice them!). Very sharp Cutco knives conveniently located next to my stove, my boyfriend's grandmother's silver safely stored out of stove splatter range, and part of my cookbook collection. On top is the Wartime edition Victory binding of the American Woman's cookbook (which tells me great things like what to do with D grade eggs, how to render fat, how to keep eggs in their shells from drying out in the refrigerator (?), and loads of ration substitutions). Next is the anniversary edition of the Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook. Too many aspic recipes, but lots of good quick dinners as well. Two down is a brand name cookbook, which was my mother's bible when it came to cookie recipes. Two down from the is Anthony Bourdain's LesHalles cookbook, which I love to read for fun, and below that is the Illustrated Cookbook, which I must confess, I consult when I buy a mystery fruit, vegetable, or cut of meat. Also pictured: Simply Japanese and Thai Cooking. These two (who am I kidding, all of them) are things I read and reference, and then just make up stuff. YAY cookbooks!