Tag: yukata

Nonoko is a friendly girl who we often see around the streets of Harajuku. When we first met her, she was a florist, but now she works at several boutiques in Harajuku, including Funktique. When we ran into Nonoko this

We saw this traditional-meets-modern Japanese outfit in Harajuku and wanted to learn more about the person wearing it. We found out that her name is Niku and that she's active on Twitter. Niku is wearing a red yukata with a

Summers in Japan are a time to get together with friends and enjoy fireworks festivals. For fans of traditional Japanese fashion, these festivals are a chance to see people wearing beautiful yukata (casual summer kimono). [We recently posted a video

Kanako and Minami are two 18-year-old students who we met in Harajuku. Kanako - on the left with short hair - is wearing a pretty yukata with geta sandals from UNIQLO and a resale bag. She said that she got

The Circus Harajuku is a socks and footwear boutique that opened this spring on the famous Cat Street in Urahara (the backstreets of Harajuku). In addition to selling cute mismatched socks and a unique selection of boots, The Circus has

One of Tokyo's biggest summer fireworks festivals took place on Saturday night - the 2013 Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival! The Jingu Gaien Fireworks are launched from Sendagaya, so the streets of nearby Harajuku and Aoyama come to life with thousands

Summer is in full swing in Japan! That means hot weather and lots of fun things going on around Tokyo. Summer is also one of the few times of year when you're likely to see lots of kimono/yukata on the

Modern Harajuku street style meets traditional Japanese fashion on June 29th at the Candy Pop Summer Party in Tokyo. The centerpiece of the party is a fashion show featuring eyeball-print kimono from gothic Japanese fashion brand Edge of Darkness -

Look who we found in Harajuku - it's indie Japanese fashion designer Kumamiki! Kuma is always fun and she always dresses in her own unique kawaii style. We ran into Kuma during the latest Harajuku Fashion Walk in Tokyo (more

Here's someone who many of you will recognize right away - it's Maro! Maro is 20 years old and he is both the drummer for the Japanese rock band Broken Doll, and one of the designers for the Japanese fashion