Month: December 2010

Of all the major shopping neighborhoods in Tokyo, Omotesando is one of the most Christmas-friendly year after year. From their beautiful illuminations to the abundance of store windows and other holiday displays, they go all out. We'll show you plenty

This cute girl with red hair and a knit hat is Haruka Kurebayashi. Her outfit includes a Panier pink tulle skirt sprinkled with stars and a dotted lace-trimmed top from ACDC. Her hand knit hat is from a resale shop

Next week in China, a new Japanese fashion shopping mall with an impressive 30 shops will hold its grand opening. Referred to as "Shinjuku in Shanghai" by some, OPA Shanghai will be the first large-scale mall in China dedicating almost

Happy Holidays everyone! It's time for another Tokyo Christmas 2010 photo walk. This time, we're going to walk all over Shibuya. There is no other place in Tokyo (or in Japan, or on the planet) like Shibuya. I've been all

We met this cute high school couple in Harajuku. They’re wearing matching outfits that are mostly put together with items from Monomania. On the left is Hida, who’s wearing a Monomania dotted top with furry trim and carrying a matching

Kotaro is another cool guy we met in Harajuku. He’s wearing Commes des Garcons Black drop crotch pants (sarueru in Japan) with a black graphic t-shirt from Phenomenon. He also has a Phenomenon backpack. His denim vest is festooned with

Welcome to our Roppongi Christmas Photo Walk for 2010. We'll let you know right up front that this walk will be a little weak compared to some of the other areas we're covering. Because of time constraints, we weren't actually

We met this pair of 20-year-old beauty school students in Harajuku. The guy on the right with a blue streak in his hair is Kota. He’s wearing a gray print top from Revolver, his favorite store, over black jeans. His

We've already shown you Shibuya 109's Christmas 2010 holiday collaboration with the South Korean band Girls' Generation (SNSD). Though KPop is huge in Japan right now, 109 couldn't leave JPop out in the cold - so they've collaborated with the

If you wanted to reach out to style-conscious young Japanese women, it would be hard to imagine a more effective way than pasting your message in bright lights across the front of the iconic Shibuya 109 department store building. The