Tag: cosplay

Tokyo is in the mood for Halloween! It's the last weekend before the scariest holiday of the year arrives, and that means lots of costume parties around town, special events, Halloween sales, and more. While out doing street snaps in

The popular Japanese visual kei band Versailles (aka Versailles Philharmonic Quintet) played the final show of their "Chateau de Versailles" tour at NHK Hall in Tokyo this week. But the concert on December 20th 2012 was much more than just

This weekend, the All Night Nippon Radio Program hosted a big concert in Harajuku featuring Gackt, Momoiro Clover Z, Golden Bomber, Man With A Mission, and Miwa. The "All Live Nippon" concert was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The

There are not many visual kei bands in Japan more popular than the GazettE. In the 10 years since the band formed, the GazettE have worked their way to the top of their genre - consistently producing highly charting albums

What's a Harajuku kid who really loves Halloween to do after October 31st has come and gone? How about throwing a Halloween-themed post-Halloween? That's exactly what Ray Ochiai - the mad genius behind the Heavy Pop parties - did last

Halloween might not be a traditional Japanese holiday, but that doesn't stop Japan from celebrating as if it were. People in costume - often on their way to Halloween parties - are noticeable on the streets of Harajuku and Shibuya

Antic Cafe (known as "An Cafe" to their fans) is one of the most popular oshare-kei bands in Japan. They are especially popular with Harajuku kids, and the band themselves have referred to their style of music as "Harajuku dance

"Heavy Pop" is the name given to a series of parties in Tokyo that focus on kawaii Japanese fashion, music, art, performance, and fun. The core of the Heavy Pop parties is the DJ booth, where personalities from the Harajuku

Itazura Tokyo is a Shibuya boutique which sells vintage, resale, remake and indie fashion. But it's not just any indie shop - it's a super-hip store that is part of a growing subculture in Tokyo's fashion scene mixing Japanese fashion

As we reported previously, American Apparel threw a big Halloween party this year at their Shibuya store. After the Shibuya event ended, the crowd (at least, those over 20 years old) headed for Roppongi for the afterparty. The all-night event