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CUTE JAPANESE MAIDS AT AKIHABARA MAID CAFE, SCHOOL THEMED RESTAURANT IN TOKYO. FAMOUS COSPLAYER YUNMAO AYAKAWA.

Posted by La Carmina on November 16, 2010

Hello, disco darlings! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the French documentary about Japanese pop culture that I co-hosted. Toqué de Tokyo était fou, n’est-ce pas? Here are more photos from the shoot, this time from my personal collection. (For those who asked, I use a Canon Powershot S90 camera.)

Ghost jumper dress: Banana Fish (RIP to the brand)
Leather jacket: Bensoni
White rabbit purse: Innocent World
Jasmine You purple flower ring: Closet Child
Cute black kitty hair clips: gifted from Komodokat

Since I wrote a book about theme restaurants, we filmed one of the scenes at an Akihabara maid cafe, Cos-Cha. There are more photos from this schoolteacher-themed cosplay cafe in this post.

The French TV crew rented a velvet maid outfit for me to wear.

Knee high lace Lolita socks: Spider
Mary Jane Goth shoes: Yosuke, from EST in Osaka

I showed host Antoine de Caunes who is the master!

Yunmao Ayakawa, a famous cosplayer, taught us maid lessons such as the proper way to bow. We appeared together in Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods (remember these photos from the Travel Channel shoot?)

Antoine wore a maid headband and clowned around — I couldn’t stop laughing.

He doodled a cat friend for my Scottish Fold, Basil Farrow.

Quel horreur: instead of listening to the teacher, Antoine drew a naked lady. I gasped and told on him. “Maitresse, maitresse! Antoine, il fait des bêtises!”

We played the “janken” (rock-paper-scissors) game, where the winner got to add an ingredient to the glass. Antoine kept losing — so in went natto, raw egg, and seaweed.

This isn’t Bizarre Foods, so Antoine was reluctant to sip the drink. “Après vous.” “Oh non, après VOUS.” We weren’t able to chug the slosh, so as punishment, Antoine got slapped!

Filming a TV show is hectic but super-fun, especially if you’re working with the drole and dapper Antoine de Caunes! Keep your eyes peeled on my blog for more exclusive photos from the shoot.

Interested in the maid cafe boom? I wrote a book about Tokyo’s weirdest themed restaurants — come check it out.

Japanese Word of the Day: Hazure = No, not correct
Song of the Day: A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie (Get down, boogie oogie oogie!)

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CUTE HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN FOOD! TOKYO KAWAII RECIPES, KABOCHA PIZZA & ICE CREAM CAKE, SEASONAL HOLIDAY MEALS IN JAPAN.

Posted by La Carmina on November 7, 2010

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I love how in Japan, everything is seasonally themed to the max. I ate so much kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) around Halloween that my mother was genuinely concerned I’d turn orange!

Big hair bow barrette: gifted from And Devour
Lace Lolita bracelet: gifted from Broken Velcroe
Vampire cape: Black Peace Now
Purple and black dress: Algonquins, from Ragtag Harajuku. Got it used for 1500 yen!
Black tights with holes: a DIY project.
Shoes: John Fluevog

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Here I am with my adored pumpkin pizza — only 200 yen from Sunpierrot. Yukiro and I were devastated when the Japanese bakery stopped offering our favorite snack. Thankfully, it’s come back as “Halloween pizza”.

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Naomi convinced the Norway TV crew to pick up Halloween-themed breads and cakes for lunch. The cute ghost has cheesy custard inside; the pumpkin face is filled with anpan (red bean paste).

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What other kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) delights did we devour? At the convenience store, we found Häagen-Dazs pumpkin ice cream with a jam swirl. G-suS tried the kabocha pizza for the first time and loved it.

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Pasela Karaoke had a special Halloween menu. (Remember when we filmed karaoke singing for Dutch Pepsi TV?)

The offerings included a witch cocktail, kabocha pizza, and this ridiculous “toast cake” with an ice cream and candy witch.

If we hadn’t walked all over Tokyo for the Norway TV shoot, I’d have gained so much weight!

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The restaurants in Lumine East Shinjuku offered kabocha pasta, among other goodies.

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Godiva sold witchy boxes of chocolates. The restaurants near Meguro station had specials; there was a long lineup for the Halloween sushi.

Behold, my other love: yuzu (a small Japanese citrus)! I had a strong yuzu cocktail and kabocha appetizer at the new Samurai theme restaurant. (Video and photos from this restaurant coming up.)

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Ohh, if only it were Halloween every day of the year…

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Life would be so spooky and sweet!

For more about cute food and weird theme restaurants, please take a peek at my books.

Are you a fan of eating pumpkin? Out of the Halloween dishes above, which one would you ravage?

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Japanese Word of the Day: Ikumu = To strain
Song of the Day: Nightmare Before Christmas – This Is Halloween