Here we all are… heading to Harajuku 原宿 . Street fashion capital in Tokyo. We were all geared up for a day of shopping and so not much pictures were taken at Harajuku itself! Most of the pictures were taken while we were on the train bound for Harajuku 原宿 station. I guess it’s also because Clara wanted to test out her new Lumix camera.
If you head to Harajuku 原宿 on a Sunday, you’ll see a lot of cosplayers in the area. My sister absolutely adores this place. We headed straight for Takeshita Street 竹下通り once we arrived. Takeshita Street 竹下通り is located right in front of the JR Harajuku Station 原宿駅 and is impossible to miss!
In this extremely crowded streets you can find many independent stores selling everything from socks,lingerie, accessories, street fashion, cosplay costumes and all the cutest stuff. School kids flock to this area after school ends to do their shopping as well. The shops in this area sometimes operate as a bellwether for up and coming street fashion with some of the stores selling prototype goods and outfits. It sends a buzz of excitement to be right in the middle of a area of trend-starters.
In the candid photos above you can see sushi’s glamourous bun with the lovely structured bow as well as a close up of Koji’s gorgeous braids. All of which are Ms Clara’s handiwork.
We had our lunch in one of the underground pasta cafes along the street. Lots of youth make up the general crowd. In fact we had a Jack Sparrow look-a-like just 2 tables away!
Looks good? Well it was pretty yummy! Definitely nicer than pasta mania.
As usual, I don’t blog about my shopping buys. But here is one exception… my new rain boots with glitter inlays ( so that it looks less fish monger style) which served me well when I head up to Fuji Mountain. One of my most practical buys and it wasn’t even very costly… less then ¥3000 if I remember right.
Enjoy the video that was taken with the new pink video cam I bought from Akihabara. Definitely not as good a quality as my professional sony one but it’s perfect for the small purse.
oh gosh! clara is a good hairstylist! …btw, i love your top! where is it from? =)
oh gosh! clara is a good hairstylist! …btw, i love your top! where is it from? =)
renzze can you recommend shops in tokyo that sell pretty affordable clothes like dresses, skirts, tops =)
renzze can you recommend shops in tokyo that sell pretty affordable clothes like dresses, skirts, tops =)
Claire,
Yes I think Clara is really good with her hands too! I bought my top in Korea.
heejin,
Well, I mainly shop for street fashion in Harajuku and Shibuya 109. I don’t normally remember shop names cause there are too many of them! In general, Harajuku items are a little cheaper then those found in Shibuya so I normally do my shopping there first. There’s a shop called Body Focus (with lime green paperbags) at the end part of Takeshita Lane and I went crazy buying tonns of bra and panties there. Extremely pretty and not too expensive.
In Shibuya 109 it’s like a fashion mecca. I love clothes from Cecil McBee (2F), Pinky Girls (2F), Honey Bunch (3F) and shoes from R & E (B1). There are actually many more really nice stores but I can’t remember their names.
Claire,
Yes I think Clara is really good with her hands too! I bought my top in Korea.
heejin,
Well, I mainly shop for street fashion in Harajuku and Shibuya 109. I don’t normally remember shop names cause there are too many of them! In general, Harajuku items are a little cheaper then those found in Shibuya so I normally do my shopping there first. There’s a shop called Body Focus (with lime green paperbags) at the end part of Takeshita Lane and I went crazy buying tonns of bra and panties there. Extremely pretty and not too expensive.
In Shibuya 109 it’s like a fashion mecca. I love clothes from Cecil McBee (2F), Pinky Girls (2F), Honey Bunch (3F) and shoes from R & E (B1). There are actually many more really nice stores but I can’t remember their names.
thanks! i love korea! they have the cutest & prettiest stuff! …when did you go there? i haven’t seen the korea photos here in your blog =)
I was there on a work capacity so couldn’t blog about it. I do love korean fashion and most of all the pretty shoes fit me!
thanks! i love korea! they have the cutest & prettiest stuff! …when did you go there? i haven’t seen the korea photos here in your blog =)
I was there on a work capacity so couldn’t blog about it. I do love korean fashion and most of all the pretty shoes fit me!