If you wish to pick the world’s top cities, that may described as international fashion havens, Tokyo will feature among these. Indeed, some have described Tokyo as a major shopping haven where visitors can virtually buy whatever items they need. Yes, the city has several hubs of high-end fashion that can compete with the best of the best anywhere.

Whether you wish to buy some traditional craft items, or pick something associated with the trendiest high-end products in the market, Tokyo is the place to go. Moreover, you should make sure that everything you buy is genuinely made in Japan. No fake items here. You can also get countless gadgets and plenty of other souvenirs that cannot be found anywhere in the world.

What is more, Tokyo has many neighborhoods which can cater for all your shopping cravings. It does not matter if the activity that pleases you at the moment is merely some window-shopping, or that you want to buy items from the best department store in this part of the city. Yes, even if you want to buy a few used goods, everything is available in Central Tokyo or its many suburbs. The choice is simply yours.

Kagurazaka

Kagurazaka may be found just a short distance from Shinjuku. The buildings here are reasonably proportionate to the human elements associated with it. You can find some dyed textiles and other hand-made accessories. You just need to walk past the Kagurazaka suburb slopes to the Lidabashi station. Here you will find a good number of stores selling beautiful wooden sandals, purses made from the famous Kimono fabric and geta items. Deep inside the Kagurazaka area, you will find several stores selling sweets, puppets and other fancy items. These are typically sandwiched somewhere between the famous pachinko parlors and rows of pharmacies.

Asakusa

Asakusa has been described as the veritable dwelling place for a mixture of special interests: Merchants and artisans. The streets of Asakusa can be said to be littered with many alleyways and tight lanes. There is also a wide-range of products and goods on sale. These range from beautiful curtains to vintage curious. There are some fantastic gift shops around the area of Nakamise Dori. Here, you can get a good many souvenir hunters and similar products of the same type.

Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro

The suburb is found near the Ebisu area. You can gets lots of fashion boutiques dotting the place, as well as a host of nice cafes. Just a few minutes walking away, you will get shops with plenty of second- hand products and goods, as well as many lounge bars. Of course, if you love cultural things, then you cannot fail to visit the Vase Tokyo. It will not disappoint you doing so. The place is a hub of the best of Japanese culture.

Ginza

Ginza is one of the most famous shopping places in Tokyo. It is well-known as the home of several posh boutiques. An example is the Mitsokushi or Dover Street enclaves. You may also visit Etoya. This is one place that a visitor will rarely want to miss visiting. This building features at least nine stories full of supplies. What about getting to visit the infamous Hakuhinkan? You can buy an endless supply of top-quality toys here. You can get a mixture of the best, top-quality shopping complexes as well as some common, down-to-earth retail establishments selling ordinary Japanese crafts. Yes, this place is the perfect reflection of Japan’s consumer culture- a most varied industry by its nature.

Roppongi

Roppongi is famous for its many bars and pick- up spots that dot the city. It is also famous as the place that houses Tokyo’s most interesting showrooms. Among the most famous and fascinating entertainment and dining areas here are the Tokyo midtown and Roppongi Hills. Are you a general lover of issues to do with interior design? You are welcome to visit the Roppongi galleries and the Axis design shops. Yes, anyone is always welcome to visit the legendary Samurai weapons or the Japan Sword, all located in the Rappongi area.

Shibuya

Shibuya is recognized as a hot spot for Tokyo’s teenagers. As expected, such young people are always fascinated with the latest trends in the world. It is a great experience for people of all ages to visit Shibuya. You can get the most outrageous apparels strewn all over the corners. The music shops will likely be blaring with the trendiest elements of these when you visit. In every corner, you will find the hip kids flaunting their most recently acquired items. You can also get a great variety of teenage wear and the latest electronic gadgets.

Yes, Tokyo will never disappoint its visitors.

On July 7, 2021, The Agency for Cultural Affairs opens a new art exhibit at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal as part of their "CULTRE GATE to JAPAN" initiative. Six artists who are active in the field of Media Arts are exhibited at the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal as well as on the web, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.

The theme of the exhibition at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal is "Back TOKYO Forth". Six artists who are active in the field of Media Arts (art, entertainment, animation, and manga) participate in this project and exhibit their works at the venue, the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal. The concept, "Back TOKYO Forth", is a coined phrase from back and forth combined with Tokyo in the middle. It will express the possibility of new Media Arts for the world from Tokyo, thinking over the issues the current society faces between past culture (Back) and the direction toward the future (Forth). In addition, the website provides the charm of Japanese culture through contents that introduce artists' research and their production process until the exhibition of their works, as well as the exhibited works on the website.

Midway Stone by FUJIKURA Asako

Completed her master's course at the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, in 2018. She assembles scenes that release people from the continuation of time and sprawl in a modern city. Using images generated by 3DCG, she is involved in as images, installations, and AR. Her solo exhibitions include "Colony Highway Broadcast" (emergencies! 035) (NTT Inter Communication Center [ICC], Tokyo, Japan, in 2018). Her group exhibitions include "Close to Nature, Next to Humanity" (Taitung Art Museum, Taitung, Taiwan in 2020).

blank clocks by IGUCHI Kota

Born in 1984. He founded TYMOTE in 2008 while he was studying at the Science of Design, College of Art and Design, Musashino Art University, and then founded a creative association CEKAI Corp. in 2013. Being active as a movie director ranging from motion graphics to real video images focusing on dynamic design, he excels at team building based creative direction. Awards that he won include the Tokyo TDC Award 2014, D&AD Yellow Pencil Award 2015, and the NY ADC Gold Award 2015. Visiting professor at Kyoto University of the Arts.

Synesthesia X1 - 2.44 by Synesthesia Lab feat. evala (See by Your Ears)

The Synesthesia Lab is an experimental R&D lab focused on synesthesia and the architecture of other multi-sensory experiences. In 2019, Enhance and Rhizomatiks teamed up to develop the "Synesthesia X1 - 2.44" — an immersive synesthetic experience device equipped with two speakers and 44 actuators that wraps you in a world of sounds, haptic, and lights. A further collaboration with sound artist evala titled "Synesthesia X1 – 2.44 feat. evala (See by Your Ears)" was unveiled at Media Ambition Tokyo 2019 (MAT). For "Back TOKYO Forth", evala (See by Your Ears) returns to join in with Enhance and Flowplateaux on their newly designed synesthetic experience.

Tokyo Behavior by TSUDA Michiko

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1980. Ph.D. Film and New Media Studies at the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. Stayed in New York as grantee of the Asian Cultural Council(ACC) in 2019. Tsuda focuses on creative work based on the characteristics of video. Recent group exhibitions include "Inter+Play: Arts Towada 10th Anniversary Exhibition Part 1" (Towada Art Center, Aomori) in 2020, "Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion" (Aichi), "Roppongi Crossing 2019: Connexions" (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo). Solo exhibitions include "Trilogue" (TARO NASU, Tokyo) in 2020, "Observing Forest" (Zarya contemporary art center, Vladivostok) in 2017.

AUN by UENO Senzo

Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1982. He focuses on movies, advertisements, and music videos. Starting his own business as a cinematographer in 2011, he has also been working as a filmmaker. He won a lot of awards mainly for his work in advertisements and music videos, including not only three major awards in the industry, i.e., the Cannes Lions Award, The One Show, and the Clio Award, as well as the D&AD award, New York Festivals award, ACC Award, and Grand Prize, Gold Award, and Best Cinematography in competitions, such as the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Structures of Liquidity by UMEZAWA Hideki + SATO Koichi

UMEZAWA Hideki / Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1986. He completed his master's degree at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. He produces his works based on the prelinguistic feeling one perceives in the circumstances and the interest in the complexity of natural phenomena. He has participated in exhibitions held in Paris and Dublin and was engaged in work at a national electronic music studio known as EMS while staying in Stockholm. Awards he won mainly include Prix Presque Rien 2015 at the Luc Ferrari International Competition. SATO Koichi / Born in Tokyo in 1990. He completed his master's degree at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. From an interest in geography, ecology, and gender, he produces the installations complexly combining images and nonvisual media, such as sound, and odors. multiple odors. His main solo exhibitions include "Crepuscular Gardens / Hankaika-no-niwa" at the Shiseido Gallery in 2018.

Beginning in February of 2021, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan will launch an innovative cultural promotion project called "CULTURE GATE to JAPAN". Held at seven airports across Japan as well as the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, artists and creators active in the field of Media Arts will exhibit artworks inspired by the unique culture of each area with the goal of communicating the broader appeal of Japanese culture.

The global effects of the novel coronavirus have made it difficult to meet new people and experience new cultures in person. However, that should not interrupt the exchange of art, ideas, and culture. Through this project, we hope to continue providing people around the world with the same sense of wonder and joy felt when encountering a new culture.

Are you planning to visit Tokyo soon? The night lights in this city can be most inviting. Yes, most of these lights are super bright as well as inviting. Are they probably asking for a little of your time and courtesy? Would you lend them a little time? You have probably heard some rumors to the effect that Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities on earth. How on earth do the people of Tokyo pay the bills for their power? What is the true picture?

Well, Tokyo may not be as lavish as some may think. This is regardless of the fact that Japan is generally more expensive compared to several other countries in Asia. Compared to other major cities in the world, it can be said that Tokyo is not a financial monster, in the sense that, with good planning, you can easily get your way round the city without hassles.

There are many cities that are well known for being particularly active at night, with heightened activities. These cities include New York, London, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong. While visiting here, you can easily go around the city clubs and try some special cocktails. You don’t need to have bags of money to do this if you have the right tips. Indeed, you can greatly enjoy a memorable stay in Tokyo.

Anyone who is planning to have a night of fun activity anywhere must know exactly what they want. In most cases, the high cost of food and drinks can be most prohibitive and a veritable enemy.

In normal times, the cost of having a beer in Tokyo city is around 600 yen. A typical mixed drink normally goes at 800 yen. Such prices are moderate, especially if you know what you want. Of course, no one visits a nightclub to have just a single drink the whole night. What does this mean? You will, most likely, leave the club a broke man or woman, if you decide to buy more drinks in a very expensive place.

The solution to such a state of quagmire is rather simple. Why must you take your drinks in the most expensive bar, found in a most expensive city? Why not go for the drinks right there, along the streets? Happily, this is lawful in Japan and anyone can drink anywhere. This means, you can go to any store and buy yourself the chu-hi. A chu-hi is a can of mixed citrus made with a shoshu mix and carbonated water. This is what produces a chu-hi. A typical chu-hi tastes more like an ordinary of soda.

The trick? You can head over to the bars after taking a few cans of chu-his. Remember that, this still depends on the community you visit., Some of these bars charge a whopping 500 Yen just for you to get a seat. There is no point of going there just to while away the time, without being able to order a drink. Well, it is still possible to get drunk in Tokyo even without breaking the bank. How?

Learn to imbibe your beer at a manageable and affordable pace. You can get a good number of small dishes at places called Izakayas. And isn’t this fact rather obvious? Why not ensure that, before you start drinking , you eat enough food to your fill? Indeed, it is essential to do this because unexpected things may occur somewhere, along the way.

You may or may not have a heard of the term Nomihodai in Tokyo. Of course, whenever you visit Japan, you should make sure you learn a little about such places. Nomihodai is the Japanese expression that loosely translates to ‘being able to drink as much as you can while you can’. If you ever visited a place called Roppingi in Tokyo, you will discover that there are many locations of Nomihodai. Here, you can drink whatever you can, while you can, at a crazy low figure. You just need to have 1,000 Yen in the pocket to enjoy this fantastic, endless offer.

After learning these essential things, you are probably now ready to visit quite a few places in Tokyo. Yes, you may visit these places to drink what you want, when you can, without spending much money.

You might even visit Beatcafe, where you may access affordable drinks without a problem. Indeed, you are welcome to visit Miyoshino. Here, they also serve very affordable drinks. It is possible to sit all night here without getting annoyed. It won’t matter even if you do not yet understand a word of Japanese .Bones Bar is your other option in Tokyo. They serve healthy, affordable drinks here. Yes, visit Tokyo to enjoy these.

Japanese street fashion or you can call it the Harajuku style has existed since around the early 1980s and street fashion is still prominent in Tokyo today, so punky wild hip young adults can often be found wearing subculture attire in urban fashion districts. It, however, became popular outside Japan later on, in the 2000s. Though the styles have changed over the years, the Harajuku style brand derives its name from Tokyo’s famous Harajuku Station.

The first- ever Harajuku style was formed by mixing traditional Japanese attire and Western clothing. These are the kinds of fashions the local young generation wears daily in stylistic fashion on the streets. Just like these youngsters popularize the Harajuku style, the Harajuku Japan wanted to pass on a message that the youngsters can dress-up in any style that they want.

Harajuku fashion style is actually a strong movement designed against the strict dressing code and the pressure to align with the normal pace. Now, Harajuku style remains among the most trendy fashion styles, regardless of emerging fashion in Japan.

Interestingly, anyone can wear this style. Harajuku is actually a blend of some well-known styles, including Gothic, Gyaru, Sweet, Lolita, Cosplay, and other popular mixes of traditional and western clothing fashions.

Further, many traditional Japanese clothes, like Kimonos and Japanese sandals, have recently been remade with the Harajuku style incorporated. Kimonos can also be paired with a variety of high-flat style shoes, together with cute ribbon as accessory. It can also be paired with some custom-made hair wig or color. Indeed, custom- made and self-made products are retro and vintage clothes and can well be included in the ranks of the Harajuku style.

While trying the Harajuku, the catchword is ‘more is more’. This means the more layers or style, the more fun the wear gets. You will enjoy this as long as you are ready to be creative in wearing whatever you choose. Yes, let your imagination spring to life and become a reality. You may pair the Harajuku with some colorful backpacks, or, alternatively, some baggy-styles of the 80s or 90s era. This works quite well as an accessory of the Harajuku. The Harajuku can also pair well with the neon bright, pastel or hair- color or wigs.

One of the most important components of the Harajuku style are Eye contacts. You are free to choose from either red or green colors, with pretty unique eye contact designs. You can also add some make-up on taste, depending on your unique, chosen Harajuku theme. Some popular subsets of Harajuku include Gyaru style.

What is Gyaru? Gyaru is a unique, girly-style colored-hair that is worn with cute nails. The design was made to be quite peculiar as Gyaru for girls. It was meant to rebel against the ordinary, expressionless, perfect, doll-like look of the Geisha. The next brand is the Visual Kei, styled as a punk, rocky, metal. It was inspired by the Western rock musicians.

Lolita style is another popular design worn by the Japanese. It is borrowed from the Victorian era designs characterized by the wearing of a corset, long skirt, and wig. A typical Lolita fashion is also characterized by the wearing of ballerina gowns and a tutu skirt. Lolita style has many subsets nowadays. This makes the design somehow controversial when a few celebrities wear it.

Fairy Kei is a style which is more inclined towards the pastel and ethereal. It draws its inspiration from the Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony. The Decora Kei style is derived from the word ‘decoration'. It is composed of some bright neon colors and other accessories, ranging from stickers, hair, fake tattoos, bandaids , stuffed animals and cute purses. Cosplay may also be considered as a form of Harajuku style. It is worn by dressing up in the manner of some favorite anime characters like Luffy, and Naruto.

Some highly popular Japanese artists, including Kyary Pamyu, J-pop Princess and Gwen Stefani, who love Harajuku style, have made this style to become well-known in the entire world. Kyary Pamyu, for instance, wears the Harajuku style in several music videos in which her own style, brand and keen imagination comes to life.

Harajuku style is quite popular and a style that anyone might try, especially when travelling around Japan. The aim and objective of the Harajuku style is that it serves to express what a person feels by making her wear what she loves. It features some striking mix –and- match colors, makeup dependent on theme, layering, your vision, purpose and passion based on the style you wish to portray.