Japan’s newest concept restaurant held its grand opening on August 1 in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, which is well-known as Japan’s mecca for zany subculture fashions and youth culture. We haven’t had a ...

Picture a plate resembling a white palette with paint-looking blobs of red, yellow and blue tossed around a multi-colored pile of thick rubber-like strings sitting in the center. It’s hard to imagine ...

Trippy colors - and intensely cute - by design. This quirky cafe has been one of Tokyo's must-see attractions for years. But as the global health crisis forced borders to shut - and tourists unable to ...

[Update, January 4 2021] Kawaii Monster Cafe announced on its website that it will close down permanently on January 31 2021. No reason was given, but it's likely the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent ...

Harajuku's iconic and quirky Kawaii Monster Cafe ends its 5-year-run, after overseas customers disappeared due to the border curbs against the pandemic An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolizes ...

Kawaii Monster Café Harajuku has launched its spring lunch menu. With the interior resembling a sweets wonderland and a colourful menu that feels like it popped straight out of a comic book, it's a ...

Japan is famous for its culture of cuteness — better known as kawaii — embodied by popular characters like Hello Kitty or unique fashion subcultures such as Lolita and Decora. In Tokyo, the undisputed ...

TOKYO - An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolises Japan’s “kawaii” pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo, the capital, after business dried up ...

American comedian and TV host Conan O’Brien decided to blend in during his Japan trip by putting on some “kawaii” Harajuku fashion. O’Brien started the trip with a stroll down Japan’s fashionable ...