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themed & character cafes

maid cafes

a maid cafe is a themed cafe, born in akihabara, tokyo, where staff in maid costume treat each guest as the master or mistress of the house, with songs, games and decorated food. it is performance as much as coffee.

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what is a maid cafe?

a maid cafe is a japanese themed cafe where servers in maid outfits role-play as your household staff, drawing on customers, singing, playing games and decorating dishes with sauce. akihabara in tokyo is the heartland, but they exist worldwide now.

what are the rules at a maid cafe?

most ban photographing the maids without paying for a photo, set a time limit and a per-person drink minimum, and expect you to play along with the performance. it is friendly, not adult: the etiquette is part of the experience.

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