Over the course of this pandemic that stretched out far longer than anyone could have imagined, countless establishments have been forced to close as business is seriously impacted by stay home orders ...

If you’ve heard anything about Japan, you’ve probably heard about Harajuku, the Tokyo fashion hub for anything cute and zany. Characterized by bright colors and kawaii characters, like singer Kyary ...

Tokyo’s Harajuku is known worldwide as the birthplace of “kawaii” culture. There are fashion stores, cafes, trinket shops and more. With the number of foreign visitors to Harajuku really on the jump, ...

A new immersive entertainment space, “KAWAII MONSTER LAND - HARAJUKU -,” will officially open on February 13, 2026, beneath Tokyo’s iconic Takeshita Street in Harajuku. Conceived and creatively ...

Pompompurin Cafe, one of the epic Sanrio character cafes, reopened in April 2021 on Harajuku’s iconic Takeshita Street with the maids from Akihabara’s legendary “@Home Cafe.” The combination of cute ...

HARAJUKU, TOKYO, JAPAN – In Japan, the culture is just as vibrant as the Olympic games. KPRC 2′s Rose-Ann Aragon experiences a district in Shibuya, Tokyo called Harajuku. Harajuku is a place that ...

Picture a plate resembling a white palette with paint-looking blobs of red, yellow and blue tossed around a multi-colored pile of thick rubber-like strings sitting in the center. It’s hard to imagine ...

We bid farewell to the iconic Kawaii Monster Café in Harajuku earlier this year. However, it seems like the goodbye is not forever. The weird and wonderful purveyor of Japanese cuteness has just ...

Japan’s newest concept restaurant held its grand opening on August 1 in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, which is well-known as Japan’s mecca for zany subculture fashions and youth culture. We haven’t had a ...