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Tokyo's Cutting Edge

Tokyo's Cutting Edge

By Lynn Yaeger

June 11, 2010

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The Ginza, a famed shoping district in the city's east.

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Tokyoites Shotaro Matsushima and Ikumi Miyajima, in 80's-inspired looks, photographed in Harajuku.

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The cutout exterior of the Mikimoto boutique, designed by Toyo Ito, in Ginza.

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A Lolita at Metamorphose Harajuku.

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Haruki Okada, a young shopper outside Laforet, a multistory mall in Harajuku.

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Over-the-top glamour at Undercover, in Aoyama.

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Local resident Mitsuru Tanaka, captured with a gaggle of high-schoolers in Harajuku, a neighborhood known for its stylish teenagers.

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Tokyo's highest concentration of shops is near Shibuya Station.

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The dynamic streets of Shinjuku, the city's commercial center.

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A traditional wedding at the Meiji Shrine, in Shibuya.

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Takayuki Koga and Yumiko Inayashi, a fashion forward couple, outside Laforet.

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Saleswomen at Wako, Ginza's classic department store.

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Dresses and jackets fit for Little Bo Peep, at Metamorphose.

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A pedestrian warning sign.

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