TOKYO -- Harajuku, once known as Tokyo's fashion hub but now more synonymous with tourist hordes, is having a bit of an identity crisis. It is a struggle that is emblematic of a challenge facing many central urban neighborhoods -- how to appeal to consumers when almost everything is available on the internet.
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Tokyo's new urban spaces want you to spend time, not just money
Reinvention of central districts emphasizes quasi-commercial settings
Harakado, a commercial complex that opened in Tokyo's fashionable Harajuku district in April, features a remarkable number of non- or low-profit spaces. (Courtesy of Tokyu Land Corp.)
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