Harajuku pedestrian Sundays boost street visibilityJan 1, 1977Labels: Harajuku Pedestrian, Public SpaceWikipedia
Laforet Harajuku opens as youth retail hubJan 1, 1978Labels: Laforet Harajuku, Retail HubWikipediaIMA
UNDERCOVER launches while Takahashi studies fashionJan 1, 1990Labels: Jun Takahashi, UNDERCOVERNubian TokyoWikipedia
Bounty Hunter opens as toy-and-apparel storefrontJan 1, 1995Labels: Bounty Hunter, Toy StoreBAPE GalleryFeature
WTAPS forms, strengthening Ura-Harajuku’s brand networkJan 1, 1996Labels: WTAPS, Tetsu NishiyamaHeddelsFirmament
FRUiTS begins documenting Harajuku street fashionJun 1, 1997Labels: FRUiTS, Shoichi AokiWikipediaVogue
Harajuku’s pedestrian era ends, changing street dynamicsJan 1, 1998Labels: Pedestrian Era, HarajukuWikipedia
Moi-même-Moitié launches, boosting Gothic Lolita visibilityJan 1, 1999Labels: Moi-m me-Moiti, ManaWikipedia
Ganguro peaks, highlighting parallel youth-fashion centersJan 1, 2000Labels: Ganguro, Youth StyleWikipediaWikipedia
Kamikaze Girls novel popularizes Lolita in mass cultureJan 1, 2002Labels: Kamikaze Girls, Novala TakemotoWikipediaWikipedia
Kamikaze Girls film adaption expands global awarenessMay 13, 2004Labels: Kamikaze Girls, AdaptationWikipedia
BAPE opens New York store, exporting Ura-Harajuku retail modelJan 1, 2005Labels: BAPE New, SoHo StoreThe SourceGQ
Harajuku and Ura-Harajuku become widely commercializedJan 1, 2010Labels: Commercialization, Ura-HarajukuGrailedStreetwear Dir