Tag: shop closings

Bunkaya Zakkaten - one of Harajuku most unique and longest running boutiques - has announced that it will be closing its doors for good on January 15, 2015. Bunkaya Zakkaten has been Harajuku's go-to place for quirky, kitschy and bizarre

When Japanese legwear brand Avantgarde opened their underground Harajuku boutique in the fall of 2011, no one could have predicted how big of an influence it would have on the neighborhood - and on the wider Japanese street fashion scene.

Sad news from Harajuku for lovers of fairy kei, pastel backpacks, cute character t-shirts, and colorful tulle skirts: Japanese fashion brand ManiaQ has closed their beloved Takeshita Dori shop. According to their website, the brand has been in Harajuku for

While walking in Harajuku recently, we noticed that the massive House of 247 Love store on Meiji Dori has closed its doors. This shop opened back in 2003 and was the flagship Tokyo store for several popular Japanese fashion brands

Following up on the news reported here last week about Sounds Good Shibuya closing down, we did a recon mission to check on the other Sounds Good locations around the central Tokyo area. First the bad news. We confirmed what

Sad news from the heart of Shibuya. The Sounds Good by United Arrows super hip fashion select shop here closed down at the beginning of this month (April 2009). We first reported on this cool concept store when it opened,