Harajuku
Tokyo street style
Harajuku is a district in Tokyo known for youth fashion and street style.
The name often modifies nouns to evoke the area's colorful, eclectic aesthetic: Harajuku style, Harajuku girls.
In Western usage, it suggests Japanese teen fashion that mixes punk, gothic, kawaii, and vintage influences into bold, playful outfits.
Japanese term for adorable
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- streetwearSkate and hip-hop clothing
- layeringForming successive strata
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
colorful · eccentric · DIY · accessories · ruffles · petticoats · bonnets · tutus
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- identityWho someone is
- self-expressionConveying one's inner world
individuality · creativity · nonconformity · peer groups · after-school · weekend crowds · social media · influencers
Clothing for portrayal
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- otakuObsessive anime enthusiast
convention · props · wigs · transformation · street performers · fandom · idol culture · roleplay
Shibuya
Bustling Tokyo commercial ward
kawaii
Japanese term for adorable
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- streetwearSkate and hip-hop clothing
- layeringForming successive strata
platforms · colorful · eccentric · DIY · accessories · ruffles · petticoats · bonnets · tutus · neon
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- identityWho someone is
self-expression · individuality · creativity · nonconformity · peer groups · after-school · weekend crowds · social media · influencers · experimentation
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- charactersPersons in a narrative
otaku · convention · props · wigs · transformation · street performers · fandom · idol culture · roleplay
Harajukutraditional attire
Culturally inherited clothing
business formal · conservative dress · Savile Row · preppy · corporate attire
HarajukuKyoto
Japan's former imperial seat
Ginza · Nara · geisha culture · wabi-sabi · old town
HarajukuMilan
Lombardy's capital city
Fifth Avenue · Rodeo Drive · Mayfair · Bond Street · haute couture