Halloween in Japan: A Colorful Cosplay Culture of its Own! | LIVE JAPAN travel guide
Japan has the habit of embracing customs and cultures from around the world with open arms and shaping them in its own, unique way. Halloween is one of them – much like Christmas, department stores and theme parks all around the country redecorate, host events, and offer bargains from the start of the spooky season. What seems so established today, however, is a fairly recent trend. It might surprise you to hear that Halloween in Japan wasn’t a thing until the 2010s when Halloween suddenly…