Mana Watanabe

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Harajuku girl leads next-generation kawaii.

Ms. Watanabe dreams of her future as a fashion designer. She says, “My fashion balances materials and colors. My recent trend is to combine showy with chic, as well as heavy and light — for example, mixing knits with artificial leather and organdy with metallic materials.” She continues, “I recently enjoyed putting OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) fiber on clothing and bags. Someday, I’d like to establish a brand that not only leads fashion but also the entire Harajuku culture.” Ms. Watanabe is equally ambitious in her definition of kawaii: “It’s a communication tool. Gothic Lolita (GothLoli) fashion and anime are often linked to Japanese kawaii culture in countries overseas, but I’d like people to know there are many other aspects to kawaii.”

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Maid cafe
メイド喫茶
Ultramodern vending machine
次世代型自販機
Jinrikisha(Rickshaw)
人力車
Karaoke
カラオケ
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari
大江戸温泉物語
Tsukiji Market
築地市場
Novels of Haruki Murakami
村上春樹の小説
Yakatabune
屋形船
Sanshin
三線
Public market
公設市場
Shiisaa
シーサー
Kachaashii
カチャーシー
Malaysia
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
China
Kuroko's Basketball/ Magi
United Kingdom
Sailor Moon
Japan
Dekirukana
Cool terrace in Kyoto summer
納涼床
Art of brush and ink
書道家
Ippon udon
一本饂飩
Inspiration of Buddha Statues
仏像
VACUUM TUBE HEADPHONES
a key item to bridge dreams and reality
3D LATTE ART
the ultimate shape of art to come — too cute to drink?
FUJIKO F. FUJIO MUSEUM
manga master who “visualized” children’s dreams
GAME BAR
a gathering spot for grownups where old games are available
Nambu ironware
南部鉄器
Nishikigoi
錦鯉
Cosmetics
化粧品
Candycrafts
あめ細工
KATSUOBUSHI
鰹節
URUSHI
漆芸
ODEN
おでん
RICE VINEGAR
お酢
HISASHI TENMYOUYA
KOHEI NAWA
MANABU IKEDA
TABAIMO
MENBURYU
NACHI-NO-OGI MATSURI
NEBUTA MATSURI
AWA ODORI
NOH
JUDO
柔道
NIHONBUYO
日本舞踊
SHODO
書道
EDOKIRIKO
江戸切子職人
KACCHU-SHI
甲冑師
SENSHOKU-KA
染織家
SAMURAI AVATAR
侍アバター
e-Sports
e-Sports
PLAY STATION
PlayStation
FAMILY COMPUTER / NES
Family Computer / NES
GAME CENTER
GAME CENTER