Interview with Masaaki Shiozawa: The “Founding Father” of Maid Clothes
Even visitors who don’t necessarily identify themselves as fans of Japanese games, anime or idols are probably aware of the Japanese phenomenon known as the…
Maids
The Gold Standard of Maid Cafe Quality: @home cafe
While you may think that maid cafes are mostly alike, there is one establishment in Akihabara that many believe represents the gold standard of high…
TV Anime SSSS.GRIDMAN OP Band OxT Guests On Idol Unit @17’s Radio Show at @home cafe
The @home cafe maid cafe in Akihabara, one of the most famous and established maid cafes in Japan, is normally packed with “masters” and “mistresses”…
Japanese Illustrator Suzushiro Puts Maids on Skateboards And We Can’t Complain
If you’re a fan of Japanese manga and anime, you may have seen skateboarding characters before (Misaka Yata in K comes to mind), and there’s…
Japanese Tech School Lets Students And Maids Learn Game Programming Together For Mutual Benefit
Maids are a staple of Japanese otaku subculture, with maid cafes, where maids serve food and drink to guests while treating them like kings, being…
Get Your Training On At Japan’s First “Maid Gym” In Akihabara
We’ve all vowed to regularly hit the gym at one point in our lives, but for a lot of us, it takes so much more…
When You’re A Maid But Also A Japanese Weaponry Badass
As different as they may be sometimes, Japan’s traditional side has an odd but pleasant habit of colliding with its more modern sub-cultures. One under-explored…
Shangrila: Japan’s First Plus-Size Maid Cafe
Themed cafes are very popular in Japan with new, novel takes on this concept cropping up and finding success in the larger cities. Maid cafes…
Tokyo Vocational School Opening Up A Branch Specializing In Akihabara-Otaku Culture
The Akihabara area of Tokyo has garnered an international reputation as being Japan’s tech town and otaku hub, driven by electronic stores and all hobbies…