Thursday, April 10, 2014

Japanese subcultures, Akihabara and Maid Cafes



Book - Fashioning Japanese Subcultures

This ethnography explores Tokyo's fashion subcultures,
including lolita, gyaru and age-jo.

Available at -
NYPL: http://tinyurl.com/kbyl6bm
Brooklyn Public Library: http://tinyurl.com/kzan26d
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/l999xxc


Video clip - Yokoso TV: Exploring Japanese Maid Cafes



This short episode of the Australian based web show YokosoTV
introduces and explores the concept of Japanese maid cafes.

Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/mxnd9g9



Video - NHK's Tokyo Eye Akihabara episode




This 30 minute long episode of NHK's Tokyo Eye television show
explores the uniqueness of Akihabara, Tokyo's Electricity Town.

Youtube: http://tinyurl.com/k55aceq

No comments:

Post a Comment