Hi there!
Takeshita Street is the famous street in the famous Harajuku of Tokyo.
“Dori” (pronouced with elongated o – doori in romaji) refers to “street” in Japanese. (But you don’t really use dori on its own to mean street.)
So you may see this street being referred to as Takeshita Dori, Takeshita Street, or Takeshita Dori Street. It’s all the same thing.
You can take a train to get to Takeshita Street.
Which specific train you take will depend on where you’re coming from, but there is a Harajuku Station that you might end up at to get near Takeshita Street.
Then, from the train station, you can start walking to Takeshita Street!
If you take the train to Harajuku Station, then at Harajuku Station there is even an exit called the Takeshita exit, so you can just follow the signs.
Or, also depending on where you’re coming from and how much you’re willing to walk, you might even just walk to Takeshita Street.
Where is Takeshita Street?
Takeshita Street is located in the Shibuya area of Tokyo.
Where is Takeshita Street: Explore the map.
How to get to Takeshita Street by train
Important stops to know about when you want to go to Takeshita Street:
- Harajuku Station (maybe your train destination)
- Meiji Jingu-mae Station (maybe your train destination)
- Family Mart on Takeshita Street (maybe your google maps walking destination, near Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station – map)
Because it will depend on where you’re coming from, your train station near Takeshita Street may not be Harajuku Station. But this will get you started in figuring out how to get to the general area!
To get to Takeshita Street, you can arrive by train to Harajuku Station or Meiji Jingu-mae Station from anywhere in Tokyo. It just might require a transfer or 2!
Google maps makes travel around Japan super easy, and that includes getting to Takeshita Street!
You just need to know the “destination” you need to enter in google maps!
In this case, your destination can be Harajuku Station or the Family Mart on Takeshita Street near Harajuku Station Takeshita exit.
Once you exit Harajuku Station at the Takeshita exit, you are basically at Takeshita Street.
If you end up going out of a different exit at the train station, it’s not a big deal. You can find your way to Takeshita Street.
So on google maps, after you’ve entered the destination, select the public transportation icon!
It is also helpful to change the departure time to a time that you might be leaving. (Try any time during the day for the best results.)
If the current time is at night, the suggested route may be unhelpful!
If you are traveling with a JR pass, the Harajuku Station is a JR train station. Although depending on where you’re coming from, it may also require a non-JR train to get to Takeshita Street.
Google maps also gives approximate cost so you will know how much you need to spend to get to Takeshita Street.
👆 Takeshita Street train route: Sample train route to a train station near Takeshita Street from Asakusa. Explore the map. Adjust the departure time if necessary!
👇 Takeshita Street train route: Sample train route to a train station near Takeshita Street from Asakusa. Explore the map. Adjust the departure time if necessary!
General tips for taking the local train to Takeshita Street (and most local trains in Tokyo)
Once again, consult google maps to guide your way!
It makes knowing where to get on the train and where to get off the train super easy!
You should absolutely get a SUICA card or PASMO card for local train travel around Tokyo!
These are types of IC cards, and they make it so that you don’t have to keep buying individual train tickets at each station, which can be time-consuming!
The IC cards are essentially cash cards.
They do not save you any money.
You just pre-load the cards with cash so that you don’t have to bother with buying individual train tickets before every single ride.
You will just swipe the card through the ticket gate before you get on the train, and you swipe the card through the ticket gate after you get off the train!
You just need to make sure you have enough cash on the card.
When you swipe through the ticket gate, it will tell you how much money you have on the card.
If it turns out you don’t have enough money to get you to your final destination, no problem! You will find “re-charge” stations around, including in the ticketed area.
Examples of IC cards:
It does not matter which type of IC card you buy. If you are in Kyoto first, then you can use your ICOCA card (another type of IC card) in Tokyo.
HAPPY TRAIN RIDE TO TAKESHITA STREET!