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Summer-themed Harajuku Party “Pop N Cute” Coming August 11, 2012

Summer-themed Harajuku Party “Pop N Cute” Coming August 11, 2012

Posted on August 8, 2012 in

The 3rd "Pop N Cute" Harajuku fashion, music & art party will be held in Tokyo on Saturday, August 11. 2012. Like the two previous events (Pop N Cute #1 & Pop N Cute #2), the Summer Pop N Cute

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Harajuku Fashion Walk #11 – Kawaii Summer Fashion & Fun in Tokyo

Harajuku Fashion Walk #11 – Kawaii Summer Fashion & Fun in Tokyo

Posted on July 26, 2012 in

Tokyo summers can be pretty hot and humid, but neither brutal heat nor freezing cold can stop the colorful kids of Harajuku. It's been a couple of months since Harajuku Fashion Walk #10. That can mean only one thing -

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Heavy Pop Summer 2012 – Japanese Fashion, Music & Fun Party Pictures

Heavy Pop Summer 2012 – Japanese Fashion, Music & Fun Party Pictures

Posted on July 19, 2012 in

"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

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HARAJUKU KAWAii & Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Coming to Japan Expo Paris 2012

HARAJUKU KAWAii & Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Coming to Japan Expo Paris 2012

Posted on June 25, 2012 in

HARAJUKU KAWAii is a popular Japanese fashion and music event about which TokyoFashion.com has been reporting for the last couple of years. Harajuku Kawaii features fashion shows from kawaii Harajuku-friendly fashion brands (including 6%DOKIDOKI), concerts by kawaii singers (including Kyary),

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Harajuku Fashion Walk #10 Street Snaps

Harajuku Fashion Walk #10 Street Snaps

Posted on June 20, 2012 in

Harajuku Fashion Walk #10 took place in early summer of 2012. The 10th edition of Harajuku Fashion Walk featured a lot of familiar faces along with a number of new participants. We've already posted our main report on the event

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Harajuku Fashion Walk #10 – Pictures & Video of Kawaii Japanese Street Fashion

Harajuku Fashion Walk #10 – Pictures & Video of Kawaii Japanese Street Fashion

Posted on June 19, 2012 in

It's hard to believe that it's been almost two years since the first Harajuku Fashion Walk brightened up the streets of Tokyo. Just as amazing is that the early summer 2012 Harajuku Fashion Walk was the tenth time the event

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Gravity-defying Braids, 6%DOKIDOKI & Tokyo Bopper in Harajuku

Gravity-defying Braids, 6%DOKIDOKI & Tokyo Bopper in Harajuku

Posted on June 6, 2012 in

Here's a fun girl with amazing gravity-defying braids who we met in front of LaForet Harajuku. Her braids reminded us of the famous Swedish character Pippi Longstocking, although they could be inspired by a more recent kawaii "character", Kyary Pamyu

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Rune Naito’s “The Roots of Kawaii” with Sebastian Masuda in Tokyo

Rune Naito’s “The Roots of Kawaii” with Sebastian Masuda in Tokyo

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Rune Naito was a Japanese artist and illustrator who was active from the 1950s through the 1970s. He is credited with being one the originators of modern "kawaii" culture. Naito died in 2007, but his influence lives on in Japan

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Party Baby: The Story of Kumamiki’s Harajuku Fashion Brand

Party Baby: The Story of Kumamiki’s Harajuku Fashion Brand

Posted on May 27, 2012 in

Tokyo street fashion is famous around the world because of the tribes of young creative people who congregate in Harajuku. Beyond their status as international style icons, these fashionable "Harajuku kids" are also the future of the Japanese fashion industry.

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Harajuku Fashion Walk Presents “Pop N Cute” with Broken Doll

Harajuku Fashion Walk Presents “Pop N Cute” with Broken Doll

Posted on May 23, 2012 in

Harajuku Fashion Walk - Tokyo's most kawaii street fashion parade - takes place every other month, with the next one planned for this coming weekend. When the Fashion Walk kids aren't out walking the streets of Harajuku together in colorful

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