Dec 02 2008: In October we covered the Tokyo Decadance Halloween party in Tokyo. We took some fun shots.
Oct 13 2008: Tokyo’s celebrated underground event Tokyo Decadance is celebrating its 3rd anniversary on Sat Oct 25. Tokyo Decadance mixes cyber, goth and other subcultures to come up with something that is truly unique and authentically Tokyo.
Oct 10 2008: Tokyo’s Harajuku and Shibuya are now famous worldwide, but there are still many people who don’t know that Japan has another city with cool youth culture districts. Some two and a half hours by the super speedy Bullet Train gets you in Osaka.
Oct 06 2008: The most comprehensive retrospective to date of the works of Takashi Murakami are on show at the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt, Germany. If you are nearby, this is worth a visit!
Sep 28 2008: Last Tuesday Sep 23, KERA and Marui One organized the fourth Individual Fashion Expo, a unique one-of-a-kind event with fashion shows of lolita, EGL, punk, visual kei and related genres. JAPANESE STREETS was there to photograph the action.
Sep 18 2008: Walking into the tiny Wagado shop in Osaka’s Amerika Mura is like entering a cave made out of clothes. It is dark and there are clothes all over. On the walls, hanging from racks, and even hanging from the ceiling.
Sep 17 2008: The fourth INDIVIDUAL FASHION EXPO IV will be held on Tuesday, September 23. This event features fashion shows by major visual kei, gothic lolita, goth and other brands, as well as live performances by Plastic Tree, jealkb and Wakeshima Kanon (文島花音). Open to all!
Sep 13 2008: The deadline for the Marui fashion contest for non-Japanese is on Sep 15. Hurry to win a FREE trip to Japan for two persons!
The second part of this two part series focuses on the people at Design Festa 8 comments
The first part of this two part series focuses on the art at Design Festa 4 comments
Dorothy Vacance—one of Tokyo’s hidden gems—is offering really cute embroidered patches featuring traditional images of Japan 0 comments
One of Tokyo’s most important fashion and design exhibitions, rooms, took place again this week. JAPANESE STREETS picked a few favorites 3 comments
Last year, Israel’s famous Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art exhibited over 100 of JAPANESE STREETS photographs 6 comments