Japan Cosplay: 3 Places To Discover What Is Cosplay

Cosplay is a word that comes from 'costume' & 'play'.

You may have heard of it in one of its different names - Japanese Cosplay, Gothic Cosplay Harajuku Girls, Harajuku Fashion and Cosplay costumes.

'Harajuku Girls' is also the title of Gwen Stefani's 2004 album. The reference to Tokyo street fashion, helped draw attention to Harajuku Gothic fashion.

You may also remember the deadly schoolgirl In the movie 'Kill Bill', which created a trend for 'Japanese Schoolgirl fashion'.

It's no wonder that Tokyo fashion designers and international designers look to the Tokyo street fashion for fresh inspiration.
They closely watch Cosplay costumes and subcultures.

The Japanese Cosplay followers create beautiful, one of a kind costumes and accessories to embody a specific character.

The inspiration for Characters come from favorite Manga and Anima (Japanese Comics), video games and fantasy movies.
Any creature from the real or virtual world can be given a 'twist' to become Cosplay.

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

Japanese Cosplay fans put a lot of work in their Cosplay costumes.
Every Cosplay costume is a unique outfit. The Cosplay followers make complicated handmade designs by working with lace, leather, PVC and combining ready made items and their own creations.

Each detailed outfit can take months to put together. The more details – the higher the outfit is ranked…

There is even an Annual Cosply convention…
That's a huge dress up party!

The Top 5 Tokyo Places To See Japan Cosplay

Every Sunday Cosplay followers meet on Jingu Bridge (a pedestrian bridge that connects Harajuku to Meiji Jingu shrine).

You can also see some of the Best Cosplay outfits in Tokyo's Akihabara district.
Akihabara has many Cosplay cafés for devoted Cosplay fans. The waitresses in these cafés dress in Cosplay costumes as game or Anime characters. These cafe's are also known as Maid cafe's.

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