{"id":9628,"date":"2015-07-01T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T08:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.insidejapantours.com\/?p=9628"},"modified":"2016-01-21T02:20:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T02:20:02","slug":"visit-tokyos-all-new-ganguro-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/visit-tokyos-all-new-ganguro-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Tokyo&#8217;s all-new Ganguro Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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Not ones to miss out on anything new in Japan, we sent two of our tour leaders, David and Tyler, to find out more! Read on to see what they discovered&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;The Ganguro Caf\u00e9 will give you a peek into the sometimes bizarre but always interesting world of youth culture in Japan. Although the so-called &#8220;ganguro&#8221; movement is something that many Japanese assume to be a thing of the nineties, it is still a tangible subculture that can be found in the hip backstreets of Shibuya.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9631\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4.jpg\" alt=\"Ganguro girls\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro4-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ganguro girls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8216;The term &#8220;ganguro&#8221; is derived from Japanese meaning to turn dark, and it&#8217;s no misnomer. The girls at Ganguro Caf\u00e9 are tanned to the extreme and costumed out in brightly coloured fashion with liberally applied makeup. Ganguro girls are known specifically for their fashionista look, but they also commonly practise a style of dancing called &#8220;para para&#8221;. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ganguro Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ep6Sk9tRjiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Our insider tip is to ask them to perform this for everyone in the caf\u00e9 if they aren&#8217;t already doing so. The other visitors will be happy you did!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9629\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1.jpg\" alt=\"David meets the ganguro girls\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David meets the ganguro girls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8216;The cafe is a bit steep (1,500 yen\/\u00a38 just to sit down for up to 90 minutes) but drinks and food can be purchased for more reasonable prices. And unlike most places in Tokyo, they welcome pictures and video &#8211; so you are sure to leave with some very unique photos and an experience that you&#8217;ll be unlikely to forget any time soon.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>&#8211; Tyler<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-9630 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ganguro girl\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-390x585.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-780x1170.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3-510x765.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ganguro3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To read more about ganguro &#8211; and the other crazy fashion trends that Japan is famous for &#8211; check out <a href=\"http:\/\/insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/16\/japanese-street-fashion\/\">our blog piece from last year<\/a>. And if you are a customer who would like to visit the caf\u00e9 yourself, just mention it to one of our travel consultants when discussing your holiday and they&#8217;ll be glad to help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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