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Favorite thing: lots of Kawaii and utsukushii japanese teens! there are many cute teenage japanese girls in Harajuku! When you walk down the streets of Japan, especially in a large city like Tokyo, you see girls dressed in things westerners would never wear. Flamboyant colors and shoes so high you wonder how they can stand! But to many of these girls it is the little things that make the biggest difference. What is "kawaii?" Many westerners translate it as simply, "cute." But it is much, much more. Kawaii is more then a fashion statement - Kawaii is a lifestyle, and an attitude!!!
Fondest memory: although Japanese school girls are forced to wear their uniforms to school, they have, of course, found ways to make them cute. They accessorize with precise little bows at the collar, and awesome loose socks that have to be glued into place. Combine this with the cute little sailor uniforms and maybe a headband and pigtails, and it's no wonder men in Japan often have desire for schoolgirls especially here in harajuku!
Updated Dec 10, 2009
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Favorite thing: Harajuku is a great spot for people watching and shopping also.
It has had it's boom, but you will still find the odd group of dressed up locals parading around on a Sunday.
Please be aware Harajuku is not in Saitama (as listed by VT). It's in Tokyo.
Fondest memory: Friends from OS have visited me in Japan and their reaction to Harajuku is the best!
Written Oct 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: I enjoyed the wide and tranquil walkway leading to the Meiji Shrine. It gives me a very relaxing feeling and the surrounding trees add to the atmosphere.
Written Oct 7, 2005
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I enjoyed the wide and tranquil walkway leading to the Meiji Shrine. It gives me a very relaxing feeling and the surrounding trees add to the atmosphere.
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Harajuku - Modern Fashion & Ancient Shrine
Harajuku is a very famous area in Tokyo which is a must visit when you are there. This place is famous for people (especially teenagers) dressing up in various types of modern and fanciful fashion,......
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Harajuku - where streets have names like; Cat Street and Killer Street, is where the young get funky and the funky stay young. Recently featured in a song by Gwen Stefani Harajuku is famous as a funky...
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Teen spirit rules in Harajuku. Come every Sunday, the streets of Harajuku throbs with life as teenagers come dressed in their Goth-Sunday best and mill about the streets. It's a harmless way to...
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Well, unfortunately there is no listing for Shibuya on the VT site, hard as they may seem to believe. So, Harajuku will have to do for now and since its only one stop away from Shibuya its close...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Harajuku. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 8 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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