Tag: Harajuku

Spring has sprung in Tokyo! The winter weather isn't completely gone as of yet, but it's getting warmer every day. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and Japan's famous hanami parties can be seen (and heard) in just about

The women's streetwear brand X-Girl has a big presence in Tokyo - with shops all over the place (including their flagship on Cat Street in Harajuku), and lots of cool Japanese girls wearing their fashion around town. So, when X-Girl

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, New York streetwear company Mishka NYC opened its first store in Japan. The new shop is located in the Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo, near where the old Erostika (Rockin Jellybean) shop used to be. To

While out shooting pictures & video for our recent LaForet Grand Bazar article, we couldn't help but notice the blaring sirens of a large group of Japanese fire trucks zooming by. They were all stopping just down the street from

This weekend is a big weekend in Harajuku - the LaForet Grand Bazar is on! Held twice a year (in January and July), this is the biggest sale in all of Harajuku. The streets between Harajuku Station and LaForet are

The French fashion brand and electronic record label Kitsune is coming to Tokyo next month. From February 11th through March 7th 2010, Kitsune will have a popup shop inside of Montoak on Omotesando Dori in Harajuku. The shop will feature

This cool 21-year-old Japanese guy was photographed in Harajuku. He told us that his outfit - which consists of a hat, round glasses, a green overcoat (or is that a cape with sleeves?), a tuxedo shirt with a bow tie,

Today - Monday, January 11, 2010 - is Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) in Tokyo. That means that walking in Harajuku you're likely to see quite a few 20-year-old Japanese girls dressed up in furisode Kimono on their

The days following New Year's Day are huge shopping days in Japan. One of the biggest reasons for the shopping frenzy are the fukubukuro (Happy Bag, Lucky Bag, Mystery Bag, etc.) that many stores offer to kick off the New

This 22-year-old Japanese guy was photographed in Harajuku. He's wearing a hat, glasses, a long zip sweater, a long shirt with maybe a slight a tie-dye pattern, a vintage-style waist bag, shorts, tall black boots, a large tassel necklace, and