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Kamakura Warrior Tour now offering T-shirts that are the spitting image of real samurai armor
- Krista Rogers
Mar 13, 2019 - Tweet
Now’s your chance to snag a samurai armor-inspired T-shirt during your next visit to Kamakura, a beautiful day trip destination from Tokyo.
- Japan
- (armor • clever • cool • fashion • history • Kamakura • Kamakura Warrior Tour • samurai • shirts • t-shirts • travel)
Japanese maid cosplay uniform transforms you into the fairytale anime character of your dreams
- Oona McGee
Mar 13, 2019
High-quality details make you look like you’ve stepped out of an anime series.
- Japan
- (cosplay • Cosplay costume • cosplayers • cute • fashion • Kawaii • maid • maids costume • maids outfit • No. S Project • Village Vanguard)
Decorate your whole house like Sailor Moon’s Moon Castle with the new Isetan collaboration
- Dale Roll
Mar 9, 2019
Now the little moon princesses in all of us can live like true Silver Millennium royalty!
- Japan
- (accessories • Anna Sui • fashion • furniture • home goods • Isetan • Jewelry series • LeSportsac • Sailor Moon • Swarovski)
Japanese schoolgirl kimono roomwear line expands with new color options for old-school comfort
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2019
Don’t know how to tie a kimono sash? No problem, because the clever design of these garments means you don’t have to.
- Japan
- (cool • fashion • kimono • Mocolle • roomwear • schoolgirls • Taisho period • Taisho Roman)
“Face Hiring”: Japanese cosmetics company Isehan’s new hiring campaign is causing a stir
- Dale Roll
Mar 7, 2019
The company is impressing people with its interest not in beauty, but in personality!
- Japan
- (cool • fashion • Isehan Group • job hunting • makeup • recruiting • unique)
Japanese high school girl uniform swimsuit makes gyaru student cosplay dreams come true
- SoraNews24
Mar 6, 2019
A uniform that goes against all the school regulations.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • Gyaru • high school girls • high school students • Japanese high school • JK • Mocolle • Mocolle.Mousou Collection)
We’ve fallen in love with these stylishly sleek, visually vibrant rings from Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Mar 5, 2019
These radiant rings bursting with vivid color are as much a feast for the eyes as they are for the heart.
A visit to Tokyo’s Pokémon Shirts store, and what all 150 original species patterns look like
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2019
Pokémon fashion comes to Harajuku, and we’ve got a massive photo preview to help you decide how to customize your dress shirt.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • dress shirts • fashion • Harajuku • Original Stitch • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • SNO • video games)
You can now wear the birthplace of Japanese tentacle porn on your feet with Shunga Sneakers
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2019
Famous woodblock print from master painter Hokusai adapted to sneakers that leave the naughty bits to your vivid imagination.
- Japan
- (art • culture • fashion • hokusai • shoes • shunga • sneakers • The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife • ukiyo-e • weird)
Let’s make some stylish shoes out of McDonald’s French fry boxes!
- Master Blaster
Feb 21, 2019
Ahiru Neko crafts footwear that is both a bold statement and eco-friendly.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • DIY • fashion • fast food • french fries • fry boxes • McDonald's • shoes)
Pokémon Shirts opens physical store in Tokyo with all 151 Kanto species designs on display
- Casey Baseel
Feb 20, 2019
Mail-order fashion company opens Harajuku showroom so fans can see the shirts before they buy, and also offers in-store exclusive patterns.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • dress shirts • fashion • Harajuku • Original Stitch • PikachuTokyo • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • pop-up shops • shirts • video games)
Uniqlo’s new “communist dictator” jacket has Japanese commenters confused and snickering【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2019
Some say the fashion brand’s springtime outfit looks more like Kim Jong Il cosplay.
- Japan
- (communism • fashion • funny • jackets • Kim Jong-il • Mao suit • Mao Zedong • Uniqloe • weird)
Hello Kitty gets a new job — this time appearing on Converse sneakers!
- Kay
Feb 16, 2019
Only cute and good things can come out of a collaboration between the world’s busiest cat and international sneaker brand Converse!
Five reasons why Queer Eye is such a big hit on Netflix in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 14, 2019
How the loud-and-proud Fab Five were able to find success in a country that lags behind others when it comes to LGBTQ issues.
- Japan, USA
- (fashion • gay • gay rights • interior • LGBT • LGBTQ • Netflix • Queer Eye • Queer Eye for the Straight Guy • society • style • TV shows)
Fashion rental service Rcawaii now offering kimono rentals, special campaign underway
- Krista Rogers
Feb 14, 2019
The kimono come in a variety of colors and styles designed for a wide range of ages.
Everyone in the office wears a bra in search of the true meaning of Brassiere Day
- Master Blaster
Feb 14, 2019
Many complain that Brassiere Day has become too commercial, so our team straps in to find the true spirit of the season.
- Japan
- (bras • Brassiere Day • COK • experiments • fashion • Go Hatori • men's bra • underwear)
These “cat foot” socks from Japan are so realistic they look terrifying on human feet
- Dale Roll
Feb 14, 2019
Freak out your friends and family with these hyper-realistic socks made to look like cat feet.
Breast-flattening bra for cosplayers, women who want less bust-focused attention on sale in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2019
Petamune Maker promises to give your chest petamune.
Dozens of new Pokémon dress shirt designs revealed as maker confirms women’s sizes available too
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2019
Japanese fashion label also shares videos showing the ridiculously huge number of customization options that ensure your shirt won’t look exactly like any other Pokémon fan’s.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • dress shirts • fashion • Original Stitch • Pikachu • Pokemon • shirts • video games)
Sayonara Heisei Brows: Japanese makeup video takes us through an era of eyebrow beauty trends
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2019
One woman, decades of different eyebrows.
- Japan
- (beauty • beauty trends • brows • eyebrows • fashion • Japanese beauty • Japanese women • makeup • makeup trends • mayuge • society)
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