"Meido Cafe Shangri-la" staffers in maid costumes serve as matchmakers and liven up the conversation at a dating event for seniors in the city of Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2025.

For Mio Suhara, peace and productivity come with free refills of coffee, soda and soft-serve ice cream. Two or three times a week, the 54-year-old blogger retreats to her local Kaikatsu Club — an ...

A cafe in Japan is letting clients dress as maids and serve staff acting as customers for $25. The quirky concept has gone viral, sparking a discussion online. A cafe in Japan is charging $25 for ...

Publisher PLAYISM and developer Adventurer’s Tavern will release Maid Cafe on Electric Street for Switch on February 26, 2026, the companies announced. In Japan, Maid Cafe on Electric Street will be ...

Akihabara is the center of the universe for the coolest hobbies and quirkiest amusements. In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves there with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly ...

A woman went viral on TikTok after warning travelers to Japan to skip the animal cafes while they’re there. User @kyokoemi said there are plenty of reasons to avoid them “at all costs.” “PSA: remove ...

You can see it all in Tokyo and Kyoto, plus day trips to Mashiko, Osaka, and stay at an onsen ryokan on this 11 days in Japan itinerary.

In Japan, there are hundreds of cafes where employees dress as Western-style maids, a tradition that goes back a century. It became more popular over the past quarter century as cafes were ...

TOKYO — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very relaxing ...

The Square Enix Cafes in Japan have been dream destinations for fans of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and other popular games from the legendary publisher. Unfortunately, the oldest of the two cafes, ...

Japan’s Insane Robot Cat Maid Cafe 🤖 If you’ve heard of (or been to one of) Japan’s maid cafes, then you probably know that they are equal parts surreal and fascinating. This particular one, however, ...