Harajuku

Cosplay (costume play) is type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, they typically come from the ranks of otaku-- that is, fans of Japanese comic books, known as manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games, hentai and fantasy movies. Cosplayers gather at public events such as comic-book and video game trade shows, as well as at dedicated cosplay parties at nightclubs or amusement parks. In Japan teenagers gather with like-minded friends in places like Tokyo's Harajuku district to engage in cosplay.