Tuesday, March 4, 2014

(507) Kabukimono


…or in Japanese, “傾奇者” was the name for the Edo period dandies who were walking the streets trying to look tough and turn the women’s heads. One could say that things haven’t changed much since then although the school uniforms certainly make a dent to the image.

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)

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