Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2012

For those of you who feel unfairly excluded from the gyaru community, specialists Galt Pop have opened the themed bar 10sion (7F KN Shibuya 2 Bldg, 13-9 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku; http://galtpop.jp/10sion) on Center-gai, to initiate you. Men and women are welcomed alike, and the entirely female staff do away with polite speech in order to create an unpretentious atmosphere. Cocktails and soba, including the hopefully dogmeat-less “Hachiko soba,” accompany a cosmetics service for those craving fake lashes and doe eyes. There’s a fee of ¥1,000 per hour—but who said going gyaru wouldn’t cost you?