Artist Brandon Reierson (better known by his nom de plume "Lactose Intoler-Art") is a well-known personality in Tokyo's famously fashionable Harajuku and Koenji neighborhoods. For decades, photographers have documented every detail of Tokyo's one-of-a-kind style tribes. What makes Brandon unique

Avantgarde Harajuku is the most influential legwear boutique in the Tokyo street fashion scene today. You can't walk down the street in Harajuku, attend a youth-centric Tokyo fashion party, or browse a Japanese street fashion magazine or snap website without

Yasumasa "Yone" Yonehara is one of the most well-known fashion photographers in all of Japan. Over the last two decades, he has also served as the editor for several influential Japanese fashion magazines. Recently, Yone added a new title to

Harajuku is known around the world for its ever-changing street fashion. Trends come and go week to week. What's new is suddenly old. What's next is always what's important. While many Harajuku shops boom and bust before their two-year lease

Nude N Rude is known for its alternative Tokyo boutique and edgy Japanese fashion brand. But the Nude N Rude founders' vision goes even further - encompassing music, art, and a way of life. Nude N Rude supports an underground

Broken Doll is best known internationally as a 1980s-inspired Japanese rock/punk band who often perform in flamboyant Harajuku fashion. People in Tokyo also know Broken Doll the band, but another Broken Doll is just as well known - Broken Doll,

There are many cool indie shops and fashion brands that exist only in Harajuku. These are the stores that give Harajuku its personality by catering mostly to the adventurous Japanese kids you see in FRUiTS Magazine, here on TokyoFashion, and

Shojono Tomo is a Japanese artist and fashion designer who came to international attention last year when hip hop superstar Nicki Minaj showed up at several big events wearing her colorful kawaii creations. Early in 2012, Minaj even name checked

Nile Perch hasn’t always been a leading name in Japanese Fairy-kei fashion. More than 25 years ago it was a simple polo-shirt brand with a fish logo (the Nile Perch) inspired by Lacoste's famous crocodile insignia. It’s the longevity and

Charles Bukowski, cult American writer and legendary drinker, was a chronicler of the dispossessed and lowlife. The poet, short story writer, and novelist who died in 1994 described the sordid lives of poor, dropout alcoholics in mid-late 20th century Los