Food markets
Marion Crepes Harajuku Takeshita-dori
マリオンクレープ 原宿竹下通り店
Harajuku · near Harajuku (JR) / Meiji-Jingumae (Tokyo Metro) (5 min walk)
Opened 1976 and widely credited as Japan's original hand-held (tabearuki) crepe stand; a Takeshita Street institution with 100+ varieties. Phone 03-3499-2496.
Why children love it: Enormous menu of colourful dessert crepes stuffed with fruit, cream, chocolate and ice cream — a kid-favourite hand-held treat.
Marion Crepes Harajuku Takeshita-dori
- Best for
- Toddlers (2–4), Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17), Adults
- Time to allow
- 0.25h
- Opening hours
- Listings vary (commonly cited 10:00–21:00, some 11:00–20:30) — confirm current hours
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
- Confidence
- Well-corroborated
Editor’s note: Multiple sources give conflicting opening hours (10:00–21:00 vs 11:00–20:30 vs 10:30–20:00) — verify before relying on a specific time.