Kumamiki

Partybaby designer

Ribbon

Apparel sales representative

Harajuku fashion is a way to express myself.

Polka dots on a vividly colored kimono, combined with ribbons and rainbow-colored hair. This is the seemingly eccentric style of so-called Harajuku girls, who make it their fashion statement. Kumamiki says, “I design children’s clothes that even adults can wear. I nicknamed myself kuma (bear) because I looked back at my childhood drawing of a teddy bear and found it to be so kawaii.”Another girl wears Harajuku fashion to create a character she calls “Ribbon.” “Thanks to Harajuku fashion, I’ve established my own character,” says Ribbon. “Her hair is girlish while her clothes are boyish. This is Ribbon’s concept. She’s not limited by gender.” Harajuku girls often say kawaii, which is nothing more than an exclamation of surprise. “Probably, for us kawaii means ‘That’s amazing!’”

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Outdoor girl finds kawaii in a sleeping bag.
Cute community character promotes local charms.
Harajuku fashion is a way to express myself.
Harajuku girl leads next-generation kawaii.
Massage chair
マッサージチェア
Kaminari-mon
雷門
Paper fortune
おみくじ
Ramen (Japanese soup noodles)
ラーメン
Ramen Museum
ラーメン博物館
Edomae Zushi
江戸前寿司
Yakatabune
屋形船
Edo kiriko
江戸切子
Public market
公設市場
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
美ら海水族館
International Avenue
国際通り
Sanshin
三線
United Kingdom
Eternal Sonata
Japan
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Hong Kong
BRAVE10/ TIGER&BUUNY
Japan
Fate/Zero , BLEACH
New Kyoto-style umbrellas
新しい京和傘
Kyoto confectionary
京菓子
Stay at a Buddhist temple
宿坊
Kitchen of Kyoto
錦市場
AKIRA BIKE
enthusiasts create a dream machine from the world of Otomo’s AKIRA
BRAIN WAVE CAT EARS
cutting-edge tech joins Japan’s “fetish” (moe) culture
3D LATTE ART
the ultimate shape of art to come — too cute to drink?
KOBE TETSUJIN 28-GO
mega-size robot who saves the peace in Kobe city
Cosmetics
化粧品
Japanese knives
包丁
Kimono
着物
Japanese sake
日本酒
WHISKY
ウイスキー
WASABI
山葵
KAISEKI
懐石
RICE CAKES
TABAIMO
Nerhol
MANABU IKEDA
YAYOI KUSAMA
AWA ODORI
MENBURYU
NIIHAMA TAIKO MATSURI
SANJA MATSURI
KENDO
剣道
KYUDO
弓道
KARATEDO
空手
NIHONBUYO
日本舞踊
KATANA-KAJI
刀鍛冶
EDOKIRIKO
江戸切子職人
SUMI-SHOKUNIN
墨職人
FOOD MODEL CRAFTSMAN
食品サンプル職人
FAMILY COMPUTER / NES
Family Computer / NES
e-Sports
e-Sports
SPACE INVADERS
SPACE INVADERS
GAME CENTER
GAME CENTER