Month: October 2014

We met these two in Harajuku recently, when they were both wearing black and white. Shintaro is 20 and he's a student. He is wearing jeans and a t-shirt from H&M, a rucksack from Porter, and Converse sneakers. His accessories

Yurie Sekiya is a Japanese artist who creates fine art, super-cute character goods, and illustrations that end up not only on her own personally-produced fashion items, but also on the designs of high-end Japanese designers like Mikio Sakabe. Earlier this

While out shooting on the street in Shibuya, this masked man's colorful jacket caught our eye. He told us that he got his long anime / manga artwork jacket at a shop in Koenji. Other items in his look include

This is Cheke, a guy with a dark style and a very eye-catching necklace who we met on the street in Harajuku. Cheke is wearing a Long Clothing beanie and piercings in the nose and lip. He paired a black

Halloween is exactly one week away - and that means that it's time to kick off our Halloween in Japan 2014 coverage! This year, we're starting with over 150 costume photos - and video - from the big VAMPS "Halloween

We spotted sisters Mizuho and Yurika again in Harajuku recently. We've snapped them many times before. This time, they were carrying matching jack-o-lantern accessories. Mizuho is pictured to the right, in a blue headband and braided tails. Her t-shirt is

This is You, a singer and Bubbles Harajuku staffer who we've been street snapping around Tokyo for several years. In addition to her cute pastel hair, You is wearing round sunglasses and lilac pompom earrings, a white t-shirt with a

We met this cool guy and girl in Harajuku and they were nice enough to stop for a few quick street snaps. This is what we learned: Yusuke - on the right - is self-employed. He's wearing a white shirt

Colomo is an 18-year-old girl - with twin tails and a gothic-meets-kawaii look - who we photographed in Harajuku. You might remember some of her previous street snaps. Colomo is wearing a graphic t-shirt with a resale skirt featuring gingham

Kyosuke is an 18-year-old fashion student we met in Harajuku. Kyosuke is wearing a large black sombrero hat with a retro v-neck suit, a Hi Tek London telephone-inspired briefcase, and brogues. His round, flower-adorned sunglasses are from A-Morir. For more