Japanese People

Although generalizing any group of people is difficult, I will attempt to consolidate what I've seen so far in Japan into one idea. In my visits to Osaka, Kyoto, and even Kansai Gaidai, I have seen one thing in common with many of the Japanese youth that I have encountered, which is fashion. I have been constantly amazed at their ability to be so "fashion-forward". Most Japanese girls aren't cought without their high heels, no matter how much walking they will be doing. And many of the Japanese guys have better hairstyles than I ever have! This can be seen walking into any mall or store, where there are countless people sporting their sense of fashion and looking for new ideas. Obviously this is very cultural, and has become an important part of Japanese society. http://www.japanesestreets.com/ references new trends and provides a shopping catalogue for people to get similar looks. Not only is there a generally good sense of style in the youth culture, but there are also many different groups of people with distinctly different "looks". http://www.style-arena.jp/index_e.htm and http://livej.maruione.jp/content/blogcategory/1/7/lang,en/catalogue some of the different looks of Tokyo with new pictures every week. Some popular Tokyo fashion categories are gothic lolita, punk, elegant gothic, and kogal. Any style they choose, they put their all into it. Overall, Japan can be seen as an inspiration to all people hoping to be more stylish (or broke from buying so many clothes!)