First seen in Tokyo in the early 00s, the maid cafe is becoming increasingly popular across Japan, and the cosplay restaurants can now be found in countries across the world.

When you come to Japan though, you have an abundant amount of choices when it comes to choosing a maid cafe. Cafe's with events, live shows, special costumes, special themes, and more are available.

Maid cafe host Michel.Sea says she is disappointed that the cosplay maid waitresses will not be part of Japan Day. Picture / Doug Sherring Organisers of an annual festival to showcase Japanese ...

There have been many stories in the American news about “maid cafes” (also known as “cosplay restaurants”) in Japan, which originated there in the early 2000s.

Maid Cafes are a dime a dozen in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, but there are not many based off famous Sanrio character. Sanrio is a Japanese company that designs all things kawaii (cute), best ...

Of course, maid cafes are cafes that employ mostly young women who cosplay as French maids or variants thereof. Cafes serve basic beverages and dishes like omelet rice. Cafe attendants are renowned ...

Maid cafes are popular in Japan, where they have been around since the early 2000s. Waitresses cosplay as cutesy maids in pinafores and petticoats, and refer to their customers as “master” or ...

The trend originated in Japan, where maid cafes -- a subset of cosplay restaurants -- have been around for over a decade. In "Meidolls," the Manila cafe, waitresses dress as anime-inspired French ...

Uncle Tetsu's Japanese Angel Cafe closed a while back leaving the city without a Japanese maid-style cafe. Well, that's about to change as Oishiii Sweets has announced they'll be transforming into ...

The Japanese cosplay craze for 'maid cafes' is coming to Manchester Meian Maids will be dressed in anime uniforms to dance, sing and play games this weekend. Comments. What's On.