Book Flights to Tokyo and Experience Street Fashion

Few can argue with the powerful cultural reach of Modern Japan. Now amongst the top five fashion capitals in the world, Tokyo continues to set trends and draw in the fashionably conscious from across the world. With XcelTrip, you can book flights to Tokyo and enjoy great shopping, incredibly unique Tokyo food, trend-setting street fashion and incredible interactions with the local Tokyo population!

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Here are some of the unique fashion trends that you’ll find during your Tokyo travel:

1. Lolita – Not to be confused by the 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel, the Lolita wardrobe is characterized by a distinctly Victorian and Edwardian style of children’s clothing, and hails from the Harajuku district in Tokyo. During your Tokyo travel, expect to see a kaleidoscope of colors and accessories as you experience the multiple subcultures of Lolita fashion, including the Gothic, Punk and Sweet variations.

2. Gyaru – If during your search for good Tokyo food in the Shibuya district; you encountered women with tanned skin, bleached hair and fab nail art, you’ve probably come in contact with the Ganguro gyaru fashionista. Originating in the 1970s, Gyaru became mainstream in the 2010s and carries its own unique subcultures, including the hime gyaru, ganguro and kogyaru.

3. Kogyaru – Kogal, or kogyaru is a look that is distinct enough to deserve its own category. Perhaps one of the most popular depictions of the koukousei gyaru (lit. high school gal) comes from anime and manga, with women sporting shortened school uniform skirts, loose socks and Burberry scarves.

4. Decora – Simplistic in concept, but vibrant design, this style consists of a plain shirt and hoodie paired with a tutu skirt. Decora takes it’s name from Decoration, and is characterized by layers of color matching clothing and accessories worn over the dress.

5. Cosplay – A portmanteau of costume play, cosplay continues to remain one of the key buzzwords for Japan, and nowhere is this more apparent than Tokyo’s Akhihabara district. Video game, manga and anime aficionados will be over the moon when coming into contact with the painstaking detail and effort that goes into cosplay, as actors mimic the look and sound of characters in popular media.

If meeting the trendsetting Tokyo population isn’t enough to whet your appetite, book flights to Tokyo, then perhaps some encouragement with local food should be enough for you to log onto XcelTrip and book your flight tickets to Tokyo today!

Submitted April 19, 2019 at 03:53PM by xceltripn http://bit.ly/2VVl3FA