Secrets Of Cosplay Outfits
The Coolest Harajuku Fashion

There's nothing like Japanese Cosplay Outfits.
It's an eclectic mix of cute and punk, with miniskirts, ribbons, lace trims, boots, skull-motif accessories, and stud belts!!

Get the inside stories about Japanese youth culture and how Cosplay costumes inspire international fashion designers and celebrities.

The Japanese Cosplay page is a good starting point for ideas on Harajuku Fashion.

Japan Cosplay page sends you to the Top 3 Gathering places for Cosplay followers.

Be sure to check out my Harajuku Girl page to learn on the many groups and styles of this great Japanese sub-culture.

There are about 50,000 regular Cosplay followers in Japan.

Cosplay is different from Halloween costumes in many ways.
It is not limited to a few days of holiday during the year.
And the goal of Cosplay costumes is to actually become the Cosplay character. Like an actor play a role on stage.

The Japanese Cosplay followers even adopt the body language of the character they represent.

The Characters that inspire Japanese Cosplay usually come from Manga, Anime (Japanese comics) video games and fantasy movies.

Cosplay Girls and Boys put a lot of time and effort into creating the Cosplay costumes. It is their hobby, and each outfit can take months to put together.

It starts with careful study of the character and continues by putting in meticulous crafting work.
The Japanese Cosplay fans use embroidery, face painting and processing of leather to create their unique Cosplay costumes.

The more details to the costume – the better the Cosplay is considered.
The hair and the skin are often changed to go along with the Cosplay outfit.

Japan Cosplay has many subgroups. Check Harajuku Girls to learn more on the different Harajuku Clothing.

Some of the Tokyo Cosplay followers complete their Cosplay outfits by buying accessories such as wigs, plastic weapons and face paint in a Cosplay store. There are shops in Tokyo that specialize in Japanese Cosplay.

Tokyo fashion industry and international celebrities are inspired by Tokyo Cosplay. They closely watch Harajuku girls style and subcultures.

Harajuku fashion like Harajuku Gothic Lolita style is worn by popular celebrities, from Gwen Stefani to Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Cosplay Girls have some famous gathering places. They come to show off their design and share tips. Secretly they are hoping that their photo will be taken by the many international Magazine photographers.
Every Sunday they create a fantastic parade of colorful Cosplay outfits on Jingu bridge (above Yamanote Line) in Harajuku district.

Tokyo’s Akihabara district has a large number of Cosplay Cafés, where fans can show-off their costumes and exchange ideas.
The waitresses in these Cafés dress in outfits taken from the world of Anime and Otaku.
Otaku is a sub-culture in Japanese youth culture that has an obsession for Anime and Manga comic books.
Some of the cafés are called a Maid Café. In the Maid Café waitresses wear maid costumes and serve the clients as servants.

There is a mixed reaction towards Cosplay in Japan today.
Harajuku Girls don't think of their Harajuku outfits as sexy. But some people associate Japan Cosplay with Fetishism.
Many Japanese love hotels offer Cosplay costumes rental services like schoolgirl or a nurse uniform.

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