Month: December 2013

We caught up with Japanese shironuri artist Minori when she was on her way to Christmas party with friends in Harajuku. In addition to the usual end-of-year celebrations, Christmas is a special day for Minori - because it's her birthday!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Harajuku!!! As we've done every year since 2008, we're publishing hundreds of pictures of the streets of Harajuku (and Shibuya) during the holidays. In addition to the pretty Christmas lights, trees, sales, and window

Mashimo is the drummer and one of the singers of the Koenji girl group Hennyo! You might remember her from the previous snaps we've taken of her (together with fellow Hennyo member Ai) here and here. When we met Mashimo

Kaoru is a Bunka Fashion College student who we see often around the streets of Harajuku. She frequently appears as a model in Kera Magazine. You might also recognize her from our previous street snaps and her appearance in the

Rinyo is a 19-year-old girl whose cute look caught our eye on the street in Harajuku. She works at one of Harajuku's most popular boutiques, Nadia Flores En El Corazon (AKA Nadia Harajuku). In addition to her twintails hairstyle, Rinyo

This is Kinji, the owner of Tokyo's newly opened super hip vintage shop Punk Cake Harajuku. You can find out more about Punk Cake Harajuku by following the shop's blog. Kinji's tartan coat and pants are both vintage/resale pieces from

Narumin is a 16-year-old student. When not at school, she is bringing color, fun, and cheer to the streets of Harajuku as an active member of Japan's famous decora subculture. Narumin is wearing an orange jacket from Super Lovers with

This is 666Dievil666, a friendly guy who works in apparel. He has bleached, partially shaved and partially long hair. You might remember him from his previous Harajuku street snaps this summer. He is wearing a Very Fancy tank with red

We met Angela near Takeshita Dori in Harajuku after dark. She told us that she works as a waitress in Tokyo. Angela is wearing a long bomber jacket over a vintage gold maxi skirt, animal print stockings, and Melissa x

Elleanor works at The Circus Harajuku and also at one of Harajuku's most popular resale shops. We see her often around the streets of Harajuku, and she's always fun. Elleanor's white sweatshirt is American Apparel, worn with a New York