What HARAJUKU is about..

HARAJUKU

Harajuku (原宿 "meadow lodging") is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. Every Sunday, young people dressed in a variety of styles including gothic lolita, visual kei, and decora, as well as cosplayers spend the day in Harajuku socializing. The fashion styles of these youths rarely conform to one particular style and are usually a mesh of many. Most young people gather on Jingu Bridge, which is a pedestrian bridge that connects Harajuku to the neighboring Meiji Shrine area.



Harajuku Hair Style:-

"With your underground malls in the world of Harajuku
Putting on a show, when you dress up in your clothes Wild hair color and cell phones Your accessories are dead on"


That's the lyric from Gwen Stefani song entitled Harajuku Girls. The song expresses her admiration on Harajuku style. Harajuku is an area around Tokyo's Harajuku Station. This area is the center of boys and girls fashion style and internationally well known for its cultures. They usually wear fashionably unique clothes. Ranging from gothic style, hip hop, punk, to the style of anime character. The specialty of Harajuku style lies on its glamorous beads, harmonizing dark and bright theme, and melting the feminine and masculine element, both from its style as well as the function. The style is actually divided into various styles such as Lolita, Kogal, Gongaru, Cosplay (costume play), Yamanba, and many more.

The extreme costume from Harajuku is also supported by the extreme of make up and hairstyle. The Harajuku hair style is actually extreme, glamorous, and eye catching. To apply harajuku hair, you should razor your hair, make it wild, let the hair down, & dye your hair (usually with bright color).

Harajuku Girls...

General Conclusion:-

Although there are many conservative people and areas in Tokyo and Japan, Harajuku is where the most -- how should I put it -- the most free, innovative, uninhibited and "different" type of youngsters gather. Or you can say that's where the weirdos end up.

In Japan, where conformity, harmony and togetherness is valued so much, Harajuku is where most adults and even many young people will frown or look away, but on the other hand is considered the place to find the latest fashion, art and "trend" by some.

Harajuku has been the center of this particular fashion trend for over 3 decades now, I believe.

Since there are many styles in the "latest trend," there is probably no single Harajuku style -- many new styles are born, and many die away while other styles stay, and maybe become the mainstream in a few years.

To know what Harajuku is like today, you probably have to be there today. That's all I can say about this topic.