Apple’s first Tokyo Apple Store opening since 2005 occurred today in the city of Omotesando. The new store features two floors and a fully glass exterior. Apple published a video showing preparations for the store earlier this week. As she promised in a memo to employees earlier today, Angela Ahrendts is on hand for the opening:

In the image above, she can be seen greeting some visitors to the store. As is tradition, Apple has been giving out gift t-shirts to the first customers in line to see the store. The lines are lengthy, and IFOAppleStore provides a map to put the size in context:

Here are some Tweets with images and videos that showcase the line:

What an incredible day in Tokyo. Wonderful to meet so many of our dedicated customers in our beautiful new store. pic.twitter.com/P42M4rtEK9 — Angela Ahrendts (@AngelaAhrendts) June 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/to_rororo/status/477251245774606336

https://twitter.com/Simche_RoyaleK/status/476974415260184576

https://twitter.com/kyatapi_bass/status/477215425973850112

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