Omotesando

Omotesandō (表参道^?) is a zelkova tree-lined avenue located in Shibuya and Minato, Tokyo, stretching from the entrance to the Meiji Shrine, to Aoyama-dori where Omotesando Station can be found.

Omotesandō was originally created in the Taishō era as the frontal (表, Omote^?) approach (参道, Sandō^?) to Meiji Shrine, dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.

Today, Omotesandō is known as one of the foremost 'architectural showcase' streets in the world, featuring a multitude of fashion flagship stores within a short distance of each other. These include the Louis Vuitton store (Jun Aoki, 2002) Prada building (Herzog & de Meuron, 2003), Tod's (Toyo Ito, 2004), Dior (SANAA, 2004), Omotesandō Hills (Tadao Ando, 2005) and Gyre (MVRDV, 2007), amongst others.

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