We have covered Cat Cafes and now it's time to uncover the cafe Japan is most famous for: the Maid Café. Originating in Japan, these cafes are very prominent in Akihabara, Tokyo and are an otaku's dream café.
If you happen to be in Akihabara and are looking for a distinctly Japanese experience, then venture no further than into one of the dozens of Maid Cafés in the electric city.
The first Maid Café, "Cure Maid Cafe", opened in Akihabara in 2001, and its massive popularity ensured many, many more opened fast, creating a sub set of cafés in the restaurant industry in Japan. Since 2001, they have opened all over Japan and internationally in China, South Korea, Taiwan, France, Mexico, the US and even Australia.
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