{"id":19194,"date":"2019-11-15T15:31:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T15:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19194"},"modified":"2021-06-01T00:13:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T23:13:34","slug":"in-photos-the-wonderful-rock-and-roll-dancers-in-yoyogi-park-tokyo-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-the-wonderful-rock-and-roll-dancers-in-yoyogi-park-tokyo-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every Sunday afternoon, various rockabilly dance crews in matching outfits gather by the Harajuku entrance of Yoyogi Park to enthusiastically dance to 1950s rock\u2018n&#8217;roll music.<\/p>\n<p>Their energy, passion and dedication to the music and the fashion is a joy to behold. Here&#8217;s some scenes from last weekend:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Anz8Iw9Q4g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Known as the Rollers, they&#8217;ve been dancing in Harajuku for over 25 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/livejapan.com\/en\/in-tokyo\/in-pref-tokyo\/in-harajuku\/article-a0000630\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as this article explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-the-wonderful-rock-and-roll-dancers-in-yoyogi-park-tokyo-japan\/dsc03944\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC03944.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-16.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-15.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-14.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-17.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-18.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/rocknroll-yoyogi-tokyo-19.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The wonderful rock and roll dancers in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messynessychic.com\/2015\/01\/07\/the-tokyo-subculture-of-1950s-rockabilly-gangs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tokyo Subculture of 1950s Rockabilly Gangs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/japan-tokyo.296887\/page-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chat about Tokyo on our forum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Sunday afternoon, various rockabilly dance crews in matching outfits gather by the Harajuku entrance of Yoyogi Park to enthusiastically dance to 1950s rock\u2018n&#8217;roll music. 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