Maid cafes are also popular, as dainty young girls in French maid outfits serve tea and engage in chitchat with customers. Head to @Home Café for English speaking maids.

Harajuku** itself is Tokyo’s youth culture capital, focused on the Takeshita Dori (east from the station), a narrow street lined with quirky shops and often even quirkier fashions.

Akihabara (秋葉原) ** Known by otaku (diehard fans) throughout the world, Akihabara is the anime, videogame and cosplay capital of Japan.

Yokoamicho Park, a peaceful space with gardens, earthquake memorials and a large temple.

Somewhat south of the city itself (30 minutes on the JR Sakurai line, Miwa station) is Omiwa Shrine,

Kabukiza Theatre to catch a performance of this traditional theatre where language

Fans of the 2003 movie Lost In Translation should head to Karaoke-Kan in Shibuya (₸150-0042, 30-8 Utagawacho), it’s the karaoke bar which Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson visit.

To the west is Roppongi Hills, a stylish complex of office and residential spaces, shops and restaurants, and the Mori Art Museum and Tokyo

Tenzan is in the classic style, with its beautiful outdoor pools and traditional style building (website is all Japanese, so for more details ask at Yumoto tourist information centre). (◙ www.tenzan.jp ☼ 11am-8pm, ¥1100 adults/¥650 children, ₸250-0312)