CUTE JAPANESE MAIDS AT AKIHABARA MAID CAFE, SCHOOL THEMED RESTAURANT IN TOKYO. FAMOUS COSPLAYER YUNMAO AYAKAWA.
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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TOQUE DE TOKYO, ANTOINE DE CAUNES JAPON DOCUMENTAIRE: CANAL PLUS. FRENCH TRAVEL TV SHOW, CO-HOSTED BY LA CARMINA.
Tonight, ce soir! French friends, I hope you’ll catch the premiere of Toqué de Tokyo, the documentary that I co-hosted with Antoine de Caunes (of Eurotrash fame).
We filmed the TV program last May, but I haven’t been able to show you any photos from the shoot… until now. Here’s a gorgeous selection by Jérémie Souteyrat.
During the 90 minute show, I take host Antoine de Caunes to Tokyo’s weirdest, wildest pop culture places. We begin with an epic opening sequence, filmed in Ueno Park. Let’s just say it involves Yukiro, a rickshaw and evil laughter.
The crew filmed at the Omotesando Baby Cafe, where posh parents bring their children. As you can imagine, Antoine and I treated our black baby doll with the utmost disregard.
Fun fact: je parles Francais — I speak French — during the entire show.
When you’re co-hosting a TV show with the very funny Antoine de Caunes, work is play.
Epic pirate boots: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child
Cake hat: gifted from Agent Lover
Blue and white classical Lolita dress: Metamorphose temps de fille, from Closet Child
Long, trailing sleeved short jacket: Marble, from MaruiOne
We filmed a hilarious scene at…
An ear-cleaning parlor! Can you guess what we pulled out of Antoine’s ear?
Antoine and I discuss the scene with Peter Stuart, the director (who also worked on Eurotrash).
I put the TV crew in touch with Tokyo Decadance, and we organized a big party scene at Decadance Bar. Count de Sang, Yukiro, Naomi and I showed Antoine how we party.
Antoine was quite the sight: walking along Yasakuni-doori with us eccentrics, in a borrowed Hana-Kengo costume!
Watch the 90 minute documentary, Toque de Tokyo…
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 20h50 sur Canal +
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 22h15 sur DeCale
(Later, I will put clips on my YouTube channel.)
Thanks to the French TV crew for having me on the show. You can see my TV hosting reels (and learn about my film arranging business) on my La Carmina & The Pirates site. Coming up: more behind-the-scenes photos from the Tokyo documentary.
What do you think of the baby cafe, ear cleanings and Tokyo Decadance photos?
Japanese Word of the Day: Satsuei = Filming
Song of the Day: Loudness – Crazy Doctor
LA CARMINA
