Tag: kawaii

After chasing a white horse around Omotesando today, we ran into this awesomely cute girl - with a cool short hairstyle - near LaForet Harajuku. We weren't really in street snap mode, but she was really friendly so we couldn't

There are certain people who can cheer you up just by existing. Tavuchi - the head of Koenji's iconic 1980s-inspired shop and fashion brand SPANK! - is one of those people. She's always cute, always smiley, and just way too

Many of you already know who this is: it's Yuka, the well-known shop girl from Harajuku fashion brand 6%DOKIDOKI. Yuka is wearing - as you can see - a pink outfit created from various 6%DOKIDOKI pieces. High points of the

We spotted these two smiley Japanese girls walking on Omotesando Dori in Harajuku a couple of weeks ago. One of the girls has caught our attention a couple of times in the past, each time wearing a variation of the

The "Blythe 9th Anniversary Charity Exhibition" in Tokyo brought together over 100 cute Blythe Dolls in original eye-catching costumes designed by Japanese celebrities, fashion designers, and manga artists. The annual show - which just ended its 2010 run at Omotesando

A lot of people were upset recently when it was announced that the world famous Kiddy Land Harajuku was closing its doors in August for a major renovation project. Kiddy Land Harajuku first opened in 1950 and it is a

Sad news from Tokyo for lovers of cute, quirky Japanese fashion: the Harajuku-based fashion brand Banana Fish, famous for its kawaii character-based clothing designs, suddenly and unexpectedly shut its doors last week. The entire operation - including all physical stores

On Saturday April 17th 2010, Lady Gaga played the first of two sold-out shows at Tokyo's Yokohama Arena. These were the only two Tokyo-area stops on her sold-out-all-over-the-world "Monster Ball" tour. Lady Gaga is popular everywhere on the planet, but

Candy Stripper is a popular Japanese clothing brand based in the Harajuku area of Tokyo.  They make a variety of clothes for women in their teens and twenties, including shirts, caps, hats, tights, coats, sweatshirts, knits, one pieces, t-shirts and

We see a lot of interesting things on the streets of Harajuku, but rarely do we see anyone with white face makeup wearing real candy as a fashion accessory. Actually, "rarely" is an understatement. We've never seen it. Until now....