COSPLAY コスプレ kosupure
2014年02月19日
Kosupure is a Japanese phenomenon now enjoyed all over the world. The name is mangled from the English ‘costume play’. Now regarded as an art form, kosupre fans are to be seen everywhere usually getting together for photos shoots and mutual admiration. Theatrical in a many ways, yet a subculture it is, and the entities come from the real world or the world of anime (Japanese animation) often with inanimate forms being given anthropomorphic ones and it is not unusual to see genders switched.
These kids were in the Sunport area and I happened upon this group by chance and asked if I could take a few photos.
I’m not entirely comfortable with kosupre but then again I grew up in a sports environment and a very different age.
Kosupre is a significant part of modern Japanese culture and there are many websites devoted to the topic. Costumes vary with attention to details, authenticity of characters and for these people this is after all a form of expression and a highly personal journey.
In the West we have steam punk and they are similar. steam punk kids (not always kids, mind you) make similar efforts to emulate usually Victorian era costumes that always remind me of coming from Jules Verne’s stories.
Live & let live ..
Some of the players have dedicated photographers on hand to capture their personal kosupre moments.
So when you visit Japan there’s every chance you will see a group of these people in the cities.
Where we are and how to get here and we hope you will visit. It’s really very easy especially if you’re already in Japan.
Other bloggers in Takamatsu of interest:
http://cathy.ashita-sanuki.jp
http://ogijima.com
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~tmath/home/
Where we are:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/
http://www.my-kagawa.jp/special/visitor/kanko/index.htm
http://www.i-pal.or.jp/profile/topics/kagawas-welcome-card.html
"Pat has lived in Takamatsu continuously since arriving here on a one year study and leave 1981. Originally from Tasmania, Australia, he was involved in education at a variety of levels including as a specialist teacher for children with learning difficulties, and at senior high schools throughout the state. Pat is employed full-time by the i-pal Kagawa International Exchange as a co-oridintaor for international relations amongst other duties including traveling to schools and giving talks in Japanese to kids about Australia. He has been involved with youth education exchanges between Japan and Australia for many years.
Pat has been many things in his colorful life including a seaman, helmsman, welder, carpenter, traffic warden, scholarship/studentship winner at the university of Tasmania, staff at the Australian Embassy in London to name but a few. Pat has far too many hobbies which include tennis, playing jazz flutes and saxes, riding bicycles with the Takamatsu Cycling Club all of which his long-suffering family tolerate. Recently he's become interested in painting again. His wife wishes he would put more time in to helping around the house and the garden which he artfully avoids ..."
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