What’s the opposite of casual?

 

The heat cannot stop fashion. Not in Shibuya.

Nakano politician drones on, while no one listens

This politician did not let a lack of interest in his words stop him from continuous speech. No one was listening.

Platform fashion rocks Tokyo

 

Well, hello there, Mr Shirtless in the city

Restaurant architecture draws vision to headless butts

Is this the most moe restaurant in Nakano? The stand-up soba and udon restaurant, with its half curtain, stands across from busy Nakano station. The restaurant design, including the one step up, forces the gaze onto a row of headless butts, as if on stage.

A raunchy bit of San Francisco makes it to Shinjuku station’s only passable coffee

The Tender, Loins. Love the punctuation!

Christmas in Japan means Santa-style lingerie

To be perfectly honest, I much prefer Christmas in Japan: fast food fried chicken, strawberry and whip cream fluffy cakes, and love hotels. Peach John is already letting us train riders know that slutty Xmas is approaching.

 

Time to buy your lucky rake, and enjoy Japan’s most beautiful people

 

The Shinjuku San Chome station of the Tokyo Metro is all dolled up for this year’s Tori no Ichi festival, where you can buy lucky rakes and eat and drink with Tokyo’s most gorgeous people. In a fluke of the lunar calendar, this year there will be 3 events in November: tonight and tomorrow, Nov 14 and 15, and Nov 26 and Nov 27. I’ll try to be there as often as possible.

If you’re in Tokyo, I highly recommend it. Apparently, Asakusa is more traditional. Hanazono shrine in Shinjuku is, I believe, the most gorgeous, power spot in Japan.

Here’s some photos from past years:
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/eating-action-shot-at-shrine-festival/
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/male-hosts-sharing-yakisoba-at-hanazono-shrine-festival/
https://jaredinnakano.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/anpan-man-also-prays-at-hanazono-shrine/

 

Blond fashion victim near Nakano station

This blond with the jagged bag seems to enjoy extreme fashion. Rock on in your all black unconventional shape.

 

Clothes get minimized as temperature soars into 90s

Summer is definitely my favorite season. Despite the Crocs everywhere.