Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
COSPLAYERS & SWEET LOLITAS ON HARAJUKU'S JINGU BRIDGE. PHOTOS OF JAPANESE YOUTHS, LOLITAS STREET STYLE.
Jingu is a pedestrian bridge that connects Harajuku to Yoyogi Park / Meiji Shrine. On Sundays especially, you’ll see cosplayers, Gothic Lolitas and other alt-styled youths congregating here.
The bridge isn’t as busy as it was in the old days of Harajuku “pedestrian heaven,” but it remains a marvelous spot to see and be seen.
What better place to be inspired before shopping for Gothic Lolita Punk clothes in Harajuku? (Maps and a store guide for your reference.)
Many of the teens bring food and hang out here all day. Most ignore the swarm of tourists that snap photos of the action.
Want to see more? Check out my post about stylish CHILDREN and Gothic Lolitas on Jingubashi Bridge.
Have you stepped foot on Harajuku’s infamous bridge?
MAY 15th in Tokyo… come party with my spooky crew at Midnight Mess! Xenophobia and Rose Noire are performing; it shall be a night of Goth/Fetish/Dark/Industrial fashion and music. The info is here and in my club guide; if you have questions, let me know in the comments.
Japanese Word of the Day: Bridge = Hashi
Song of the Day: Grendel – Industrial Zombie Dance (Goth guys dancing in a graveyard — fun!)
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND CAFE IN TOKYO. JAPANESE AMAZING THEME RESTAURANTS, CHESHIRE CAT, CUTE FOOD FROM DIAMOND DINING.
Tokyo’s Alice in Wonderland cafe remains a favorite destination for us spooky kids. There are now two locations: Ginza and Shinjuku. Grab a fun group, cosplay as the characters and remember to bring your camera!
** UPDATE – I filmed scenes here, for a Food Network TV show. Please check out the new photos of Alice in Wonderland Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan.
The waitresses wear Mad Hatter, Goth Alice and White Rabbit outfits — so cute.
How cute is the food? The curry looks like the Cheshire Cat, with hard boiled egg eyes and an olive nose.
“Waiter, there’s a ladybug and caterpillar in my dinner.”
“Stop complaining and follow the instructions… Eat Me!”
(You can learn how to make your own cute meals in my book Cute Yummy Time.)
The Alice cafe’s decor changes with the seasons. These photos are from October 2008, hence the strange inflatable pumpkins. (I know you’re wondering… my glossy red boots are Angelic Pretty, from Closet Child.)
The mis-matched Olde English chairs and lampshades are befitting of a mad tea party, ne?
For more peeks into the wild Wonderland of Japanese theme dining, please consider my book Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo (click for info).
Hide your children: we’re LIVE STREAMING in a few hours!! Come chat with Tokyo spookiest spooks and Gothic Lolitas at Yukiro’s house party. We’ll be on Blog TV from around 8-11am Eastern Time; click here to see us and join the conversation!
** PS – please see new pics from Alice in Wonderland Restaurant in Japan.
Japanese Word of the Day: Comet = Suisei
Song of the Day: GPKISM – Barathrum (shot inside Christon Cafe Shinjuku)
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