"Omotesando" originally means the front access to shrine. In Tokyo, Omotesando is the road leading to Meiji Shrine. But now you can not feel any traditional Japan at Omotesando, instead of a mixture of European fashion and modern Japan.
Today, Omotesando is known as a high-end shopping area. You can find Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Tod's and other international name brand here. It is a pleasure to walk in this area, even just doing window shopping. Besides these fancy stores, do not miss those small stores in the alleys; they always surprise you.
I visited Omotesando 3 years ago, and it was during the night and only spent time for the best tonkatsu in Tokyo (even in Japan) at Maisen (とんかつまい泉) . This time Maisen still satisfied my desire for wonderful tonkatsu.
Another purpose to visit Omotesando is to see the Omotesando Hills which was designed by Tadao Ando(安藤忠雄), a famous Japanese architect. The design of this shopping mall is quite unique and provided me a pleasant window shopping experience, even it was rainy outside on the day of my first visit.
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