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What kind of national pride is this?

May 4, 2014male fashionflag pole, giraffe like, Golden Week, hard hat, Japan, national flag, Omotesando, outrageous costume, pride, school girls, self-expression, senior, sidewalk, sports team, what kindtokyo moe Leave a comment

It’s Golden Week in Japan, and you see the flag displayed on the streets more than usual. Yesterday was Constitution Memorial Day, commemorating the adoption of the constitution imposed by the US occupation after World War II. Mostly I think Japanese aren’t thinking anything about the meaning of the holiday or of national identity.

Except for this senior citizen on Omotesando, the Sunday of the Rainbow Parade last week. Maybe a reader knows which national sports uniform he’s wearing? The giraffe like flag pole and the hard hat make his national pride compete with any teenage look. For the record, I don’t think he had any idea that it was Rainbow Parade day.

Lastly, I wonder what the school children think when they see senior citizens walking by in outrageous costume? Does it secretly give them hope that one day they, too, will allow their self-expression to blossom?

Solo hiker takes the train, and looks very prepared

June 17, 2013JR & Tokyo Metro, male fashion, transithiker, looks, prepared, senior, solo, train, well-equipedtokyo moe Leave a comment

I would say this senior is “well-equipped.”

Pyschedlic senior ladies dance in public

November 30, 2012Public space, Uncannydancing, festivity, ladies, mesmerize, Nakano, Public, seniortokyo moe One comment

Occasionally, I feel bad knowing how interested some of my readers are in Tokyo ladies, and how little I offer these readers. At this Nakano festivity, I was mesmerized by the psychedelic swirl of these dancing seniors.

Fashion warning: Another summer of Crocs

May 12, 2012fetish, men, Public spaceaccented, another, camera, Crocs, fashion, gold, horror, inner west, lame, senior, staring down, stylish, summer, sweats, warning, yankitokyo moe One comment

I have terrible news to share from inner west Tokyo. This will be yet another summer of Crocs. You thought this ugly fad would have long passed, no? Recently I spotted Crocs worn by a yanki with gold lame accented sweats, as well as a rather stylish senior gentleman. The horror!

Still, I love the way this yanki is staring down my camera.

Sexy seniors dancing at Koenji’s Awa Odori

September 8, 2011male fashion, men, Public spaceabandon, Awa Odori, comical, Koenji, lascivious, Moe, outfits, senior, sexytokyo moe Leave a comment

The dancing is comical and drunken in appearance. Each group coordinates their outfits, and practices the difficult steps and arm motions. The seniors looked like they were enjoying themselves, and were unequaled in their lascivious abandon.

Senior rocks it in gold lame at awa odori

October 2, 2010fetish, male fashion, men, Public spaceAwa Odori, diagonal, fashion, gold, Koenji, lame, lesson, Moe, rock, senior, street fair, stripetokyo moe View all 3 comments

Koenji’s Awa Odori is one of my favorite Tokyo street festivals. The senior in gold lame really rocks his outfit with diagonal primary color stripes and a patterned head cloth. Wow! I think he should be giving the young people some fashion lessons.

Here’s another image to give you an idea of how much people-watching fun this street fair affords.

Senior fashion in the park

June 28, 2010male fashion, men, Public spacebathroom, burst, dark, dog, glove, grand daddy, ostentation, senior, shorts, socks, sweater, whitetokyo moe View all 4 comments

In Tokyo, the seniors rock the fashion world in unexpected bursts of ostentation. I love how this grand daddy is mixing shorts and dark socks, white gloves and a dog in a sweater. I spotted him outside a public bathroom in one of my favorite urban parks. He seemed very popular with the ladies, and I am certain he is well known in these parts.