While “sento” public bathhouses continue to shutter nationwide, a long-established operator is planning to open its second location in the heart of Tokyo’s hip Harajuku district. The second bathhouse ...

Tourists wanting to join tea parties and try the combination of matcha powered green tea and yoga are flocking to the Matcha ...

TOKYO — Young Japanese women are an eclectic bunch, mining fashion influences as disparate as Nicole Richie, Comme des Garçons and Novala Takemoto, an author and seminal figure of the Lolita ...

Earlier this month, Gwen Stefani’s new TV show Kuu Kuu Harajuku premiered on Nickelodeon. The children’s animated program focuses on four music making, crime-fighting characters, the Harajuku Girls, ...

I visited Harajuku for the first time in a while.Since my wife used to work in Omotesando, Harajuku was a familiar ...

While Stefani’s Harajuku era launched nearly 20 years ago, it’s back in the news due to an interview the singer gave to Allure magazine to mark the launch of her new vegan beauty brand, GXVE Beauty.

Once your travel plans are set, the time spent thinking about what to wear is part of the fun.Choosing a slightly bolder ...

The last stretch of my walk around the Yamanote Line starts in Harajuku, arguably Tokyo’s foremost youth playground. Little has changed since 1992, when I moved to Japan. The only glaring exception is ...

Gwen Stefani‘s animated series inspired by the Harajuku girls that became a part of her solo act in 2004 will make its American debut on Nickelodeon October 3rd. Kuu Kuu Harajuku premiered in ...

Japanese-themed dining chain Harajuku Tokyo Cafe has raised $3 Mn (around ₹28 Cr) in a pre-Series A funding round led by ...