Hallobi in Tokyo
Hello hello.
How was your Halloween?
For American children it means getting dressed up in cute or scary costumes and raiding their neighbours for treats. Now that's a holiday. Even the adults get dressed up in their cute/scary/sexy costumes and have parties that go into the wee hours of the night. So why is it only North America that seems to vividly celebrate it? Japan just seems to be catching on and I think it is thanks to the foreigners who proudly and loudly celebrate this holiday with unabashed joy (sorry, having fun with the thesaurus). You know who I mean. The trains and buses to and from areas like Roppongi are filled with all sorts of interesting costumes. To the common Japanese folk they feel they are missing out.
Each year, I see more and more Japanese make an effort to dress up in some manner or another. I'm one of them! Though my costumes definetly need more work. Every year the main stores (Tokyu Hands, Don Kiyote) sell the exact same Hallobi inventory. It makes being creative very difficult. And I am absolutely amazed at the ideas my foreign equivalents will come up with. Way to go guys!
One of the popular parties in Roppongi is Glitterball run by Metropolis magazine. Here is a link to Glitterball 2005's pictures. Check out the interesting costumes!
posted by Fudocom - Rei @ 10:36 AM
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