J's Chimes: Harajuku Sights And Sounds

If you would go to Harajuku in Japan, you'd get to see many people dressed up in very unusual clothing and accessories on the streets. Harajuku is famous for the fact that such weird and amazingly strange dress ups and make ups are common sights that will leave you flabbergasted.


Punk or Death Metal, Gothic to plain Funky, you could see them all in Harajuku. Probably would be one of the best place to be to do photography.


You could even see some of the strangest outfits and makeups around. It would be ok in Japan but what if you are to do that in Singapore? The first impression would definitely not be a pleasant one...


Mask and eye patches are pretty popular with dressing up. Of course these are not considered much to cosplaying, but rather a fashion to display oneself's creativity, freedom of expression and passion. Harajuku is popular for that because there are plenty of fashion stores around for them to choose from the various numbers of products on sale...


Some of the most outrageous outfits that you didn't see before or never thought would be worn in the streets are somehow worn by people in that area. But perhaps the most prominent thing would be the colored wigs in which many would wear to match the looks of their attire...


The shocking truth about such dressups are that these people are really just ordinary people with ordinary lives. They would packed their accessories, makeups and clothing into a travel bag or case and travel to Harajuku where they will begin their transformation. It's also been said that their hobbies are kept secret from their parents and loved ones. Probably because they didn't wanna let them know what the heck they are doing and ruin their image while pursuing what they are passionate about...


I would love to visit a place lie this where fashion isn't really everything you'd really see in your everyday lives. It is really an amazing experience to have see such amazing things happening outside of our country and not classified as weird in their homeland. Normally such outrageous dressups are often criticize, showed with a glare of curiosity and thought by people that this guy or gal really stupid and crazy for doing that in the streets... typically in Singapore.