MY NAME IS CHRIS COPPOLA (NOT A NICKNAME, IT'S FOR REAL!), I AM THE EDITOR OF RISE TATTOO MAGAZINE, I'M ALSO A FREE LANCE JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, INDIE MUSICIAN, SOMETIMES DJ, LIVING IN PARIS AREA, FRANCE. "JAPAN RISING GIRLS" IS A PROJECT OF MORE OF A DECADE OF PORTRAITS, ATTITUDES, SNAP SHOTS AND NUDES SHOTS DURING MY TRAVELS AND JOURNEYS SINCE 1997 TO 2008 MOSTLY IN TOKYO AND SOME OTHERS PLACES OF JAPAN. EVERYTHING STARTS WITH THE "TOKYO GIRLS" PHOTO EXHIBITION. THIS PHOTO EXHIBITION HAVE A STRONG IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE LOCATIONS (THANX TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HELP ME TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE!). ON THIS MYSPACE PAGE YOU CAN SEE JUST SOME SAMPLES TAKEN FROM MORE THAN 500 PICTURES! ENJOY!