Trips to Tokyo for Fashion & Textiles Students

Bunka Gakuen was founded in 1923 and has since developed into Bunka Fashion College and Bunka Women’s University. They have since come together to represent the core of educational fashion and research in Japan , producing a number of outstanding leaders in the fashion industry. The museum is renowned as one of the leading museums in fashion and displays four exhibitions a year under specified themes.

You can experience Japanese consumer culture in the glamorous commercial and shopping district of Ginza. The streets are lined with big name designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Gucci and Cartier among others.

Harajuku is the centre of Japan's most intense teenage cultures and fashion styles and is world famous for its unique fashion. The focal point of Harajuku's teenage culture is Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street) and its side streets, which are lined by many trendy shops, fashion boutiques, used clothes stores and geared towards the fashion and trend conscious teens.

Sugino College is a clothing design school which maintains an excellent collection of clothing styles and exhibits illustrating clothing manufacturing techniques throughout the ages. The permanent collection features Ethnic clothing from Japan and Europe as well as accessories.

The Silk Museum portrays the role that silk has played in the history of Yokohama. In addition to explaining the part that silk has played in Yokohama's past, the Silk Museum houses a collection of silk kimonos and antique costumes made from silk. The tapestries on display in the museum are considered the most beautiful in the world.