Tag: Takeshita Dori

Yasumasa "Yone" Yonehara is one of the most well-known fashion photographers in all of Japan. Over the last two decades, he has also served as the editor for several influential Japanese fashion magazines. Recently, Yone added a new title to

Spring has arrived in Tokyo! The city's beautiful cherry blossoms have come (and then gone), the weather has started warming, and - most importantly - Spring 2012 fashion trends are booming! There are numerous minor trends rising and falling at

New Years is a really great time to be in Japan. Yes, most Japanese people leave the big cities to visit with their families and friends in their home towns. Yes, the first few hours of the year are usually

Christmas is almost here! That means it's time for our annual - and always late - Tokyo Holiday Pictures! This year, because of all of the cool X-mas events we covered (like the Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Christmas and Grimoire Dolly

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

Here's a gothic Japanese girl who we met on the famous Takeshita Dori shopping street in Harajuku. When we approached her and asked if she would stop for a couple of quick snaps, we found out that she speaks really

I was racing down Takeshita Street in Harajuku faster than a speeding bullet (but not as powerful as a locomotive) when something suddenly stopped me in my tracks. One of the many stores on the main drag was awash in

As just about everyone on the planet knows by now, a major earthquake - officially known as the "Great Sendai Earthquake of 2011" - struck Japan on Friday, March 11th. The earthquake was quickly followed by a tsunami, which slammed

A new year has dawned in Tokyo, and that means it's time to go shopping! In Japan, "Hatsuuri" (the first sales of the New Year) is a great time to find everything from fashion to cosmetics to electronics to you-name-it

Happy Holidays from Tokyo! If you're interested in Tokyo's famous Harajuku neighborhood, but you didn't get enough of it in our two recent Harajuku Christmas Photo Walks (Takeshita Walk / Cat Street Walk), then we've got good news for you.