The reason why I chose to explore women’s self-awareness is that during my tutorial with Richard, I realized that there is a big difference in the level of self-awareness of women in the East and the West, the East is more traditional in choosing the old ways, but the West is more inclusive. So when getting into a deeper discussion, it has a lot to do with the social environment, for example, when I am on the streets of London. I am on the streets of Beijing, my style of dressing may be very different; the social environment at the moment affects my thinking; in my subconscious, I think that in London, I can do anything. No one will weirdly look at me, but in China, I will think about more things. But one day, on the street in England, with my pink hair, black leather jacket, and colorful sarong, when a passer-by asked me if I was Japanese, he said I had a very Japanese style. I began to wonder about the differences between the development of Japanese culture and Chinese culture. Because both early Chinese and Japanese culture had stringent rules, such as well-fitting traditional clothing and hierarchical hairstyles. Still, nowadays, the Harajuku culture trend in Japan rubs off on the whole of Asia.

How did Harajuku culture develop in Japan?

Harajuku was initially named to several clothing shops in the area between Jingu-Mae, Shibuya-ku, and Sendagaya in the same district of Tokyo, Japan. It has since become a representative of Japanese street culture, meaning do it.
It is a style of dressing for young people in Harajuku, Japan. It is characterized by colorful clothing and colorful hair. Harajuku hair tends to be a gradient of color, with a visually appealing blend of colors being one of the main features of the Harajuku style. The Harajuku style emphasizes the mixing and matching of colors.

At the same time, there was a rise in the Ura Harajuku culture, thanks to the influence of American trend culture, which was influenced by the influx of American culture after the Second World War, when the American army was stationed in Japan, making Rockabilly an instant hit in Japan at the time, with people swapping out their previous lvy style clothing for jackets and jeans. At the same time, skateboarding and street elements were also influencing the youth of the time. The roots of the RIHARJUKU culture are rooted in the Japanese yakuza culture, which was influenced by American trends, so the Japanese yakuza brought the RIHARJUKU style to the American movement, and the American street style, vintage, and biker culture have influenced the design of the RIHARJUKU brand to this day. RIHARJUKU represented an irresistible trend in Japan from 1985 to around 2000 and was the starting point of Asian trend culture.

Coloured hair

In addition to the influence of Harajuku culture, the prevalence of otaku culture in Japan has seen colorful hair become a cultural attribute. Originally, bright hair in anime was intended to increase character recognition and colorfulness and reflect the character’s personality, among other functions, but was emulated by many young people, resulting in a new style.

Why is Japanese culture so influential?