Maid cafes have become so embedded in Japan that it is hard to imagine a Tokyo without them. There are now more than 200 maid cafes in Japan, but the good news is that increased competition is making ...

On the top floor of @home cafe in Tokyo’s geek-friendly Akihabara district, in a low-ceilinged, brightly lit room that smelled of a poorly ventilated deep fryer, a coterie of frilly aproned maids were ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Artist Ray Tatsumi has done an exhaustive in-depth study of Japanese maid outfits, tracing their origins from the UK and the USA. Tatsumi has been ...

They’re dressed like French maids, but this is no cleaning service. And no one here is French. The dolled-up servers at Maid Café NY innocently smile, wink and giggle while they serve tea and cake — ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - "Welcome home, Master," a group of French maids sings out, bowing deeply to a customer entering their maid cafe. This could be any of the dozens of maid cafes dotting Tokyo's ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Most maid cafes aren't exactly visually striking. The decor lacks pizzazz. Japanese maid cafe chain Maidreamin has pizzazz out the wahzoo. The cafe is ...

New Yorkers curious about Japanese dining culture have a new place to experience it in Maid Café NY (150 Centre Street, 775-386-2692), which aims to bring a dose of the Japanese kawaii scene to ...