I love the colour of this shop. This kind of store represents the kind of things you would expect to find in Harajuku.

I love the colour of this shop. This kind of store represents the kind of things you would expect to find in Harajuku. (Photo: Michelle Madden)

Tenjin Core

Where the cool kids shop

Anonymous Jun 24, 2013 - 1분 읽은 시간

I love the colour of this shop. This kind of store represents the kind of things you would expect to find in Harajuku.

This shop had a great selection of t-shirts including a Muhammad Ali t-shirt and an Andy Warhol one too. The prices were also quite reasonable. I found this shop on the top floor of the building.

This is the Spinns super store on the top floor of Tenjin Core. There are two branches of Spinns in Harajuku. I was so suprised to find this shop all the way in Fukuoka. They had an excellent second hand clothing sale when I was there.

I have seen many clothing shops in Japan recently celebrating the work of artist Keith Haring. Many of his artworks are available as printed t-shirts. Spinns is just one shop to sell Keith Haring merchandise.

Some colourful caps in one of the Tenjin Core stores.

I found a shop selling yukatas (cotton kimonos) and related items rendered in cheerful colours.

An example of the kind of yukatas you will see at this shop.They do not look very traditional but rather casual.

This is the 390 yen shop in Tenjin Core. There is also a branch in Takeshita Dori, Harajuku. You can find clothing and a manner of other things for under four US dollars.

Wego is another chain store shop with branches in Harajuku. You can find all the latest fashionable items here for average prices. These shops sell both new and second hand clothing.

Before coming to Fukuoka I did some research to see if I could find anything pertaining to a subcultural scene like the one in Harajuku. Walking around Tenjin I found a shopping mall that had the same kind of shops you find in Takeshita Dori. In fact some of the stores were actually part of a chain with shops in both Harajuku and Tenjin. This shopping mall has a huge selection of shoes and clothing and it could easily take you the whole day to see everything. This store is situated next to a similar mall called Tenjin Vivre. Now that I’ve found where all the cool kids buy their clothes, I just need to find out where they hang out to show off their latest threads.

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