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 ...

I went to the Chiikawa shop in Harajuku with my 4-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son.The store was, of course, crowded.My ...

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, ...

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 ...

With the anime marking its 25th anniversary this year, the world’s first permanent store for “Sailor Moon” goods opened Saturday in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku district. The Sailor Moon shop is inside the ...

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

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 ...