kimono
Harajuku Girls
For the Harajuku girls, their fashion street wear is all a sort of a pop-art meets pop-culture meets Western decadence kinda street where often a t-shirt with a western image like Mickey Mouse can go for several hundred dollars a pop. This constant pursuit of rock n roll pop star hipness extends to teenage boys [...]
Akihabara
If you have a serious gadget addiction or are into electronics, then the Akihabara District should be on your itinerary. This district is filled with many electronics shops. Not surprisingly, since gadgets have a close connection with the geek culture, Akihabara has also become Tokyo’s center for gaming, manga and anime. Expect to see stores [...]
Japanese Kimono Fashion
Fashionable Kimono Patterns The literal translation to the word kimono is very simply implying “something worn”, but this complex historical tradition is one that stretched far back into ancient Japan in the fifth century. The earliest kimonos were influenced by Chinese traders who introduced traditional clothing known as Hanfu. Later this was modified throughout Japan’s [...]
