Japan fetish club, hook suspension & extreme body modifications: Club Idea in Kobe.
UPDATE – see the full guide to visiting Gothic & Fetish Bar Idea here!
My friend John Skeleton submits this photo of Idea, a Kobe subcultures and fetish bar, where hook suspension and play piercings take place. He writes:
IDEA is a dark sanctuary created by Japanese kinbaku artist Midori, located in the beautiful city of Kobe, Japan. No stranger to the world of the occult, Midori holds special “Sabbats” for each of the eight festivals on the Neopagan Wheel of the Year. On such nights, ladies may enter free of charge, and the eve is filled with decadent rituals and nameless rites.
The darkened space sees a full range of guests, from the curious spectators to the hardened connoisseurs, representing all ranges of the social spectrum — an atmosphere reminiscent of a fin-de-siècle London salon.
For more, see LaCarmina’s Japan Goth clubs guide.
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VIDEO: TOKYO TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY ON JAPANESE HOST CLUBS, CAPSULE HOTELS. HIRE JAPAN FIXERS, TOUR TRANSLATORS.
Yarr! Naomi and I had a wild time as host/fixers for the Norway TV show about Tokyo love culture. At long last, here are video clips (below and on YouTube).
The documentary about Japanese love and pop culture was beautifully shot and edited. In the clips, I show Ari Behn and Per Heimly how to properly bow and greet in Japan. I explain host club culture, and take them to the gaudy Club Ai in Kabuki-cho. We also visit the owner Takeshi Aida and his three giant poodles!
Naomi and I run a coolhunting / trend consulting / TV hosting and arranging company: La Carmina & The Pirates.
– We specialize in Japan, Goth, alternative, cosplay, burlesque, LGBT, fashion, pop culture.
– Our services include TV production coordinating, on-camera hosting, Japanese translation and guiding, coolhunting, consulting.
– We’ve worked with CNN, NHK, Travel Channel, Canal Plus, Sony Australia, Dutch Pepsi, NRK Norway.
– For more about our services, please visit our Pirates website.
On every mission, we make new friends and take home wild memories. Best job ever.
Famous photographer Per Heimly captured his transformation into a Japanese host boy.
Ari Behn, who is married to the Princess of Norway, gets a hell-raising hairstyle.
All the photos and stories from the Norway TV shoot :
† Half-naked Japanese host boys and their sky-high hair
† Club Ai, the world’s gaudiest host club
† Mermaid theme bar in Roppongi
† Angel and Demons maid cafe
† Absinthe and sushi party
Look, we’re credited as “Koordinators” at the end!
Please feel free to contact La Carmina if you’d like to work with me in any capacity (TV hosting, arranging, speaking, writing, etc.) You can also keep in touch via my social networks below. Domo arigato gozaimasu.
What were your favorite moments in the TV documentary? Did you learn anything about Japanese love culture? I hope you can take a moment to watch my appearance in the Norway travel show video.
LA CARMINA
