Tokyo, tattoos and total individuality

Tokyo is often a mesmerising mishmash of contrasts, and in many respects the man below is the complete embodiment of that. Plus he totally and utterly blows away the popular notion of Japanese conformity.

Tokyo tattoo fashion

Tokyo fashion victim?

Tokyo fashion victim

Surreal, silver-suited Tokyo

Tokyo has a wonderful habit of throwing up surprises, an aspect that makes the city even more of a joy to walk around. And the scene below was one such instance. As men clad in silver suits sporting fluffy adornments are not, at least in my neighbourhood, commonly found by loading bays. Or at all for that matter.

Surreal Tokyo

Grave(yard) fashion?

Japanese graveyard fashion

A dog wearing a trilby and glasses

Oh, and a rather snazzy little jacket too.

a dog wearing a hat

An odd and alluring fashion shoot, in an old Tokyo alley

It’s very easy to say that you never know what’s round the next corner in Tokyo, but the city does have a habit of producing genuine surprises. On an impressively regular basis too. And this young woman. Somewhat elaborately dressed for a dirty old alley. Was certainly one of them.

alluring Tokyo fashion shot