On 27 March 2015, Tokyu Land’s first Cue Plaza (キュープラザ原宿 / Q Plaza Harajuku) opened on Meiji-dori in Jingumae 6-chome, on the former b6 site (2006–2012). The compact urban mall was pitched as a landmark stitching Shibuya ↔ Omotesando, with a Klein Dytham–designed finned façade, tree-led entry, and terraces meant to pull street green into the building.
Site area about 655 tsubo; total floor area about 2,500 tsubo. The project combined a Meiji-dori-facing basement-2 to 11F tower with a quieter rear basement-1 to 2F block.
Opening tenant mix (16 shops)
Launch announcements listed sixteen tenants rather than a department-store stack:
- SENSE OF PLACE by URBAN RESEARCH flagship in the Meiji-dori maisonette (1–2F, ~285 tsubo), with flower shop and café adjacency
- Entertainment collab café AREA-Q (Space Shower, 7F)
- Dining bar SMITH (4F)
- SIXMARS Steak & Bar (10–11F)
- The Original Pancake House Japan’s second shop (8F)
- NY salon Warren Tricomi Japan debut (B1)
- Relaxation Re.Ra.Ku (B1), salon Grow (6F), French school Espace Langues Tokyo (5F)
- Bridal complex HARMONIE SOLUNA Omotesando in the rear building (Take and Give Needs group)
Nine of the sixteen were food; five were services — a deliberate “few tenants, strong programs” Cue Plaza formula versus larger Tokyu Plaza boxes.
How it reads on the camera map
Meiji-dori is the north–south conveyor between scramble spillover and Omotesando luxury. A 2015 opening here was Tokyu doubling down on the same corridor after Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku. Watch basin flow on the Shibuya Crossing live camera and you still see how Harajuku mid-block malls catch the overflow.
Flagship retail days compound — budget with our average trip to Japan cost guide.
Tenant lineups and branding have changed since 2015; confirm current shops before visiting.
