Month: August 2011

DJ Kanon’s “Hardcore For Life” Back Tattoo in Harajuku

DJ Kanon’s “Hardcore For Life” Back Tattoo in Harajuku

Posted on August 22, 2011 in

Meet DJ Kanon, a Japanese DJ with an amazing "Hardcore For Life" back tattoo who we ran into on the street in Harajuku. DJ Kanon is known in Tokyo for her DJing at Tokyo Gabber (hardcore techno music) events, including

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High School Girl’s Yoyo Necklace & Retro Grimoire Purse

High School Girl’s Yoyo Necklace & Retro Grimoire Purse

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This cute girl with large glasses is Yui, a 17-year-old high school student who's a fan of handcrafts and resale clothing stores. She's wearing a resale pointelle knit sweater over a short white cotton dress. She's also wearing white lace

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Ling Tosite Sigure Fan w/ Green Odango Hair, Eyeball Earrings & Heart Handbag

Ling Tosite Sigure Fan w/ Green Odango Hair, Eyeball Earrings & Heart Handbag

Posted on August 21, 2011 in

This is 21-year-old Maniko, a friendly green-haired Japanese girl that we met on the street near Spinns Harajuku. Maniko's hairstyle is known as "odango" (buns) in Japanese. We've been seeing variations of the double bun hairstyle a lot around Harajuku

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Summer Style ala Wonder Rock & Lowrys Farm

Summer Style ala Wonder Rock & Lowrys Farm

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We met these two friendly girls in Harajuku and liked their simple summer style. On the left with long streaked hair is Erika, a 20-year-old self-described furita. She's wearing a short baby doll empire dress from Wonder Rock with black

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Punky Harajuku Girl in Nude N’ Rude, Fishnets & Studded Platforms

Punky Harajuku Girl in Nude N’ Rude, Fishnets & Studded Platforms

Posted on August 20, 2011 in

Here's a punky 18-year-old Japanese student with black hair and cool eye makeup who we ran into on the street in Harajuku. She told us her t-shirt - with a 1970s-punk-meets-Japanese-flag design - is from the Koenji indie fashion brand/shop

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Straw Fedora with Bounty Hunter Shirt & Shorts

Straw Fedora with Bounty Hunter Shirt & Shorts

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This cool Japanese guy with long auburn hair, a goatee and a face piercing is 20-year-old Ryo. Most of his clothing is from Bounty Hunter, including a shirt with a subtle plaid pattern and loose denim shorts. His black leather

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Harajuku Style Girls w/ Big Hair Bows, Bright Colors & Cute Accessories

Harajuku Style Girls w/ Big Hair Bows, Bright Colors & Cute Accessories

Posted on August 19, 2011 in

Here are a couple of fun Japanese girls in brightly colored summer fashion. Eye-catching as their style is, it wasn't a hard decision to ask if we could photograph these girls when we spotted them on Omotesando Dori in Harajuku.

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “Moshi Moshi Harajuku” Debuts at #14 on Oricon Daily Charts

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “Moshi Moshi Harajuku” Debuts at #14 on Oricon Daily Charts

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Japanese singer, model, fashion blogger, and Harajuku's queen of all things kawaii - is currently in the midst of a whirlwind tour promoting the release of her new EP "Moshi Moshi Harajuku". The official CD release

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Cute Girls in Sunflower Summer Dresses in Harajuku

Cute Girls in Sunflower Summer Dresses in Harajuku

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These two cute girls that we photographed in Harajuku are both wearing youthful summer dresses from Sunflower. The girl on the left with auburn hair is Mizuho, an 18-year-old office worker. Her chintz dress has a ruffled blue collar with

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Air:Man – Japanese Choreographers On The Street in Harajuku

Air:Man – Japanese Choreographers On The Street in Harajuku

Posted on August 18, 2011 in

Here are a couple of extremely cool people we ran into on the street in Harajuku. We first noticed them because of their unique funky fashion, but there is much more to these two characters than just style. On the

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