Tokyo girls - another pictorial (02/2006)

Yesterday was "Tim's Patented Tokyo Tour" for the guy that I'm here with this trip. As is usually the case, we went to Asakusa Temple, then to Akihabara, then to Shinjuku for lunch, and we had juuuuuuuuuuuuust enough time to go to Harajuku since...well....it's a Sunday and anyone that read my update from December knows what Harajuku is like on Sunday!

While in Akihabara though, we were greeted by an interesting sight. On Sundays, they block the streets off so you can walk down the middle of the street and such. It's nice as usually it's PACKED with cars and crossing the street is a pain sometimes. But as we were walking, we saw a big crowd in the middle of the street. Curious we went to take a look and we were greeted by an interesting (and I must admit, quite pleasant) sight of a girl in a skimpy dress posing for pictures.

Woooo.

So we partook in picture taking too. I mean...it would have been rude if we just walked away!!! ...right??? :)

The best part was...turns out she was there to attract people while other girls in french maid outfits handed out flyers to everyone promoting a place called Moesham. It's...a....um....Maid Beauty Salon.... Yes. You got it. It's a beauty salon where men can go and get their hair shampooed and cut and massaged and blow dried and even get a manicure by girls dressed up as French maids. And on certain days of the month, there's special days where the girls may cosplay as video game characters or dress up in school girl outfits, or even wear cute little cat ears and a tail.

Don't believe me? Go to http://www.moesham.com!! It's worksafe....well...there's pictures of girls in maid outfits but....yeah....*ahem*...anyway...

So now it's time for pictures.

So, here we have girl in Akihabara posing to draw in the crowd for the Moesham Maid Salon.


Yes...that is a cel phone amongst other things in her little pouch that she has clipped on to her garter belt. Hey, she has no pockets on that little number she has on! :) And yes...those are some truly fuzzy shoes!

But the best was when I moved to the back of her and actually saw the crowd itself. Granted, yes...I was part of the crowd. But still....it was funny enough that I had to take the picture. Remember, most of the people in the crowd were just like me...just walking around and saw her. Oddly there were also a few guys with some big impressive SLR digital cameras too. Like they KNEW she'll be out here. Weird.

Anyway, here's the pic of what she's seeing. :)


Moving on now to Harajuku!

First off, if you missed my first update about Harajuku and some of the explanation as to the kids hanging out there, please refer to my post from back in December HERE.

With that out of the way, let's just say that this time, as it was warmer, there were alot more kids there than last time. And much more of a cosplay element than just the gothy/lolita girls.

However, the first girl that caught my eye was....interesting.


I guess Edward Scissorhands was kinda gothy... He looked like a Cure fan with some serious nail care issues... But man...her "glove" is craaaazy. She made those herself too. Just like most of the outfits you see in these pictures. Here's an upclose look! She'll make Wolverine proud!


I was also quite impressed with dress that the girl below is wearing. Gone are the days where goth kids just wore black and lace. Wow. Of course she was talking all friendly like to a girl dressed up in a black lolita outfit so...it was a nice contrast :)


A girl...or is it a guy???....being interviewed. Looked like an amateur production though. Probably something focusing on the fashion and culture.


....uh...I had no idea that Nazis wore such big big BIIIG boots and had red hair. Hm......

(btw...unlike Europe and the US, there really isn't much of a Jewish population in Japan. Yes, the Nazis were horrible and committed unspeakable atrocities...but dressing up as one doesn't have the same stigma here as it would in the West.)


Rock on baby! No really...I'm talking to the baby...not the girls :) (the baby's parents were here like us to check out the scene and wanted their baby in a picture with the girls...)


Huh...the girl on the left is apparently a sexpot. I wonder if she knows what sexpot really means...and why is there a skull and crossbones for a sexpot??? And I must say, the 2 piece pants the girl on the right is wearing is hot. I think I should make one myself and wear it to work.... No? Awww.... (^_^)


Just a shot of 2 girls chillin'....I THINK the one of the left is a girl....I think..... :)


HOLY SHIT! It's Picachu!!!!


Oh wait...never mind...just some cosplay/furry fetish girls...


A funky gothic lolita with some KISS-like makeup job :)


...and finally...what the HELL is this????? Even I have no explanation....not a clue...... So....odd......


So there you go. Another Akihabara and Harajuku picture tour! Hope you all enjoyed it!!

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