The station. The park behind it is the Meiji shrine. I have no idea why it was so empty the day I was there. I think it was a weekday morning.
Takeshita street, from the entrance at one end. Again, it's usually a lot more crowded than this.
Update: It's changed somewhat. See 2001 photos below.
Hard to make out, but the girls in the middle of the photo are lined up for the machines, which are to the left of them. They're the machines with the video screen and a curtain hanging in front. This was pretty early on, so the signs on the machine still say PURINTO KURABU rather than PURIKURA.
Update: These machines were gone in 2001, probably due to the more upscale nature of Takeshita street.
Donguri Kyouwakoku (Acorn Republic), the specialty Studio Ghibli store in Harajuku. It used to be called the Tonari no Totoro SHOPPU, but I guess Ghibli's lawyers paid a call. I've bought a lot of things here.
Update: This store has moved from Harajuku to near Aoyama Gakuin University in Shibuya. See the company's web site (in Japanese, unfortunately) for further information.
A map showing how to get to Donguri Kyouwakoku, in case you feel the need to pick up some Studio Ghibli merchandise.
Update: the Harajuku store is gone, but it's still a useful map of the area.
Steve Pardue thought I had made this up! I haven't actually had ice cream here yet; the lines were too long.
Update: La Foret Harajuku was under major renovation when I was here in 2001. I don't know if the bus is still there; the site was walled off for construction.
