Takeshita St, Harajuku

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

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August 13th 2017
Sunday today, and it was decided some time ago that today would be a day to try to get some video of some of the cosplayers that some areas of Tokyo are famous for. (For those of us not up with modern youth culture, Mum, cosplay is people putting on costumes, wigs, makeup, the whole deal, of popular cartoons and characters.) Stephen did some research, and confirmed that Harajuku was the place to g ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more