Le Shiner （レインボーフード）

Street food on Takeshita Dori in Harajuku, Tokyo

The Kawaii district — with the latest youth fashion and food — makes you believe it may have come from space. The cuteness overload is enough for Professor X to create an army of Powerpuff Girls. If you want to know where Japan’s kawaii culture began, I say it started here. From spaceship saucer-shaped cotton candy to rainbow grilled cheese, you think it is part of a Care Bears’ food group pyramid and the poop ice cream (do not worry, it is not real poop). It is a given why I see it as another planet to visit. Nevertheless, I can not forget its divergent twin: Omotesando. While Harajuku is about the cute scene, Omotesando has a chic-style scene and coffee shops. Both night and day of the two, Omotesando is right on the line of Cat Street. Both Harajuku and Omotesando have what I enjoy the most: history, traditional culture, and food — especially the food. There are many places to visit and hidden spots (even if Omotesando is more on the luxury side). Let’s begin!