Uploaded April 2007 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Sunday afternoons are the time to check out the "cos-play" girls around the bridge that crosses the tracks next to Harajuku Train Station. "Cos-play" is costume play, where teens and 20-somethings dress up in sometimes outlandish outfits and parade for onlookers or just hang out. Tourists and suspect Japanese men hang out here to photograph the girls. Some of the exhibitionists relish the attention, but some don't. There's obviously a culture of outdoing one another or following trends. Only the girls truly know the code. Around and near the bridge were various performers, bands, and people high on life. It was definitely a fun time for all.
phillytoasia.blogspot.com
Sunday afternoons are the time to check out the "cos-play" girls around the bridge that crosses the tracks next to Harajuku Train Station. "Cos-play" is costume play, where teens and 20-somethings dress up in sometimes outlandish outfits and parade for onlookers or just hang out. Tourists and suspect Japanese men hang out here to photograph the girls. Some of the exhibitionists relish the attention, but some don't. There's obviously a culture of outdoing one another or following trends. Only the girls truly know the code. Around and near the bridge were various performers, bands, and people high on life. It was definitely a fun time for all.
