Japanese Street Style - Kanji, Harajuku

Meet Kanji, a Japanese high school student who traded karate and judo for artistic self expression through avant-garde handmade Harajuku street fashion.
"Our Streets, My Style" is our original show taking you up close and personal with Japanese street style personalities. Meet the amazing people featured in the daily street snaps Tokyo Fashion has been publishing for over a decade.
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We met Kanji on the streets of Tokyo in the fall of 2017, less than a year before this interview. In the months since, he quickly established himself as one of the most extreme and avant-garde dressers of the current generation of Harajuku kids. Without any fashion education (he attends a normal Japanese high school), but with a head full of ideas, Kanji creates most of his own outfits on his bedroom floor.
While we watched him roam the streets of Harajuku in increasingly extreme handmade fashion since early 2018, his breakout came during the spring 2018 Tokyo Fashion Week events. Kanji wore a different handmade outfit every day of Tokyo Fashion Week. Those seven avant-garde outfits - culminating on the final day with a piece called "Mother" that featured three full sized mannequin heads - got noticed by many people, including a battalion of international street fashion photographers.
Kanji is young - and less than a year into his fashion experience - so he's still figuring out his philosophy and future plans. He himself has said that he expects to make mistakes and change direction many times before finding his preferred path forward. In the meantime, he is learning a lot, making friends, having fun, and creating one-of-a-kind fashion that even the famed streets of Harajuku have never seen before.
We hope you enjoy our interview with Kanji. If you're interested in seeing more of his fashion up close or asking him questions, consider following him on Instagram or Twitter.
Also, please let us know what you think of this video in the KZbin comments, and tell us what we can do to improve this interview series in the future. Thank you very much for watching and for supporting Japanese street fashion and Harajuku kids!
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[@kvadosh]

How did he learn how to design all these high fashion clothes despite the fact that he started being interested in fashion only 1 year ago and isn't a fashion student yet?! He definitely has crazy passion for fashion, so much talent 👏

[@1ssuez784]

What a breath of fresh air. Some of the people into eccentric fashion can be so pretentious, but he seems like such a kind and smart guy. So much creativity and potential. I hope he becomes a designer and I can one day buy his clothing!

[@carminemisery]

He's so precious. It's amazing to express yourself like that. I hope he'll be a successful designer in the future. I see a lot of potential in him, he's very unique.

[@Mari-py9ne]

He's only 17?? what?? 😮 I'm amazed ❤❤

[@meck7026]

KANJI MY FAVORITE HARAJUKU ICONNNN. I'm so so excited when a notification from Tokyo Fashion popped on my phone. Double the excite when it's Kanji interview! Yayy, thank you so much Tokyo Fashion!!! Kanji, if you are reading this, I just want you to know that you are one of my biggest inspiration! You inspire me a lot, from your self expression to your hard working self. Thanks for being exist. Keep up your works and always be this Kanji that we know! 💞🔥🌟

[@punkuin5208]

Only 17 and already so talented. He's going places for sure.

[@holiwish3896]

I had already been impressed to see one of his outfits on instagram and now that I know he's 17 amazes me even more! I love that they have a place where they can use interesting and unique outfits sharing their passion for fashion

[@Miyana22]

Awesome! I love his style 😍 I wish I could meet him on the street in Harajuki and speak Japanese. Too bad I live in Norway and don't have money to go to Japan (yet) Keep following your dream! Love from Norway💞

[@rashad5010]

This dude is my fav. He's so inspirational.

[@alexysq2660]

Kanji seems a very lovely and sweet person, truly. And, certainly, *quite* talented, creative and innovative!

[@readfloatwatchtv]

Kanji is the best! Would be happy to see him in a video again!

[@jmanj9486]

That polygon outfit was amazing, I cant imagine how long some of his costumes take to put on nevermind make.

[@naomid9397]

I admire you and very unique style! Thank you for sharing. Someday I wish I can meet you in person. You inspire me to be more creative .

[@IKeeperOftheGate]

AMAZING WORK KANJI!!! Out of this world kinda fashions- One-of-a-kind and very unique. You're AWESOME!!!

[@jrusselison]

I think this is more experimental shock value than style at the moment. Even movies don’t show these styles at the moment :)

[@celialuxdj]

Man, you are the best. A true artist. What you do is amazing.

[@pluuie9441]

Been following this guy on Instagram for a few months and he is really interesting ! His fashion is unique and very « pure », he really enjoys what he does and I find myself always curious for his next creation

[@Wrinklyanimegod]

Love it!!

[@Reneroxy]

Wow i would love to see you in tokyo's trains. I totally would love to go Harajuku to wait around for your appearance!!!!

[@rabiademir9171]

Hes really something else. Amazing

[@inferieur_a_3]

You have an awesome creativity ! Love it !

[@AngelCorpse0]

what a sweetheart, I hope he makes it big and that he learns English, I'd be sad if I saw him on the street and wasn't able to communicate with him about fashion and stuff.

[@Jermaine_666]

so talented.......

[@treelore5100]

wow what great imagination. I think he has a great sense of humor also!

[@4aemx]

カンジのスタイルが大好き 可愛いも　笑笑

[@AngelicScarrs]

Would be happy to help him learn English for sure, he would be a fascinating person to know! Can’t believe he’s so talented and so young!

[@GoodLuckNabs]

This is so cool!

[@luanaferrari75]

I love him

[@wangbi093]

2:42 reminds me so much of the Witch of the waste in Howl's moving castle tho

[@johnwilliamscoffin]

These kids have money obv

[@cirnocera7651]

what?? 17 y.o and he s so talented !!!

[@kimurayoshiko1231]

で裏地が見えてしまい工夫が必要かなと思っ カワイイを武器にする！どちらかというとジェンダーレスに近いイメージですね。 普段使いにはちょっと派手かも。。。(笑) ありがとうございました!! iPhoneからの投稿

[@Thebeoz1]

😊

[@Tweezy786]

Does anyone know his Instagram? He is a very smart guy & has cool style!

[@ChelseaH1]

I wonder what the heaviest outfit is that he has wore!

[@heavenmaccha45]

This is Yaju senpai 野獣先輩 Thanks Google！

[@briantorres973]

Where he get those platform shoes but boys like that lol

[@l.b.martinez4329]

👠👘✌🏽