It's been almost a year since we produced our short documentary on the life of Japanese Shironuri artist Minori. And it's been a very busy year for Minori! In addition to remaining a well-known personality around the streets of Harajuku,

For nineteen years, Harajuku's iconic 6%DOKIDOKI boutique has been a key player in the spread of "kawaii" culture in Japan and around the world. The brand's founder Sebastian Masuda might be described as a "kawaii evangelist", eager to share his

Japanese shironuri artist Minori has been featured on TokyoFashion.com many times. We take photographs of her amazing outfits when we see her in Harajuku, and we even produced a short documentary about Minori's shironuri world. After knowing Minori for so

To say that Japanese accessory brand Fangophilia makes "custom" or "one of a kind" body jewelry is an understatement. In the words of the brand's founder Taro Hanabusa, "Fangophilia creates body extension accessories through careful molding to the individual parts

"Heavy Pop" is a series of Harajuku-themed fashion and music party series produced by Japanese photographer Ray Ochiai. Heavy Pop #11 took place near the end of the summer at Hell's Bar in Tokyo. In addition to hosting only the

Marble Wonderland Tokyo - with a theme of "Real Japanese kawaii for the girls in the world!" - fused Japanese street fashion from Shibuya, Harajuku, and Akihabara with performances by popular J-Pop artists. Over a thousand fashion and music fans

In spring of this year, we covered the debut exhibition of indie Japanese fashion coalition MGK. Autumn is quickly approaching in Tokyo, and MGK is back with their second Harajuku fashion exhibition. This time around, founding MGK brands Hibi, Orleans,

The Circus Harajuku is a socks and footwear boutique that opened this spring on the famous Cat Street in Urahara (the backstreets of Harajuku). In addition to selling cute mismatched socks and a unique selection of boots, The Circus has

Harajuku is coming to France! From September 20-22, Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris will take over the Parc Floral De Paris. The event aims to transport Harajuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, and other areas of Japan to France - if only for a

When, Maison de Julietta introduced their concept of "Harajuku Lolita Experience" last year, it was a huge hit. Girls from all over Japan flocked to the salon to be transformed into a sweet lolita for a few hours. The concept