Akihabara - Page 3

MMM · (#21 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Swordmaster

it'd be interesting to set foot in a maid/butler cafe... but... I'd probably just chill there for the coffee... everyone loves the coffee hype. Coffee is your (a university student's) best friend...

I wonder if they have the same type of atmosphere as a normal cafe - none of that starbucks or timmy junk.

Your posts fascinate me, Swordmaster.

A maid cafe is not a place to "chill". Men go there because of the costumed staff. It does not have the atmosphere of a normal cafe... that's why men go there and pay inordinate amounts of money to be spoon fed ice cream by a woman in a maid outfit.

Swordmaster · (#22 (**permalink**))

I have not the words to express myself... so I shall go with the:

G-gah...

Followed by a "dot dot dot".

Butler cafes are different, right? Please tell me they're different...

I wonder if there are any normal cafes out there...

MMM · (#23 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Swordmaster

Butler cafes are different, right? Please tell me they're different...

I wonder if there are any normal cafes out there...

Yes, butler cafes are different. They are maid cafes for female clientèle.

99.9% of cafes in Japan are "normal cafes".

Swordmaster · (#24 (**permalink**))

Whew, I was worried for a bit.

Then again, there's some interesting aspect about going to maid/butler cafe...

I sense a research (excuse) opportunity.

JamboP26 · (#25 (**permalink**))

I personally love the idea of being spoon fed ice cream by a woman in a maid outfit. It really appeals to me, & it wouldn't be the only thing there

spicytuna · (#26 (**permalink**))

My friends took me to the @Home Cafe in Akihabara two years ago. The 5 of us had a drink each, played games with the maids and had our picture taken. I think the bill was well over $100.

I'll be checking out Akihabara in a few months but I don't think I'll return. However, I'll be sure to check out a ツンドレ cafe instead.

MuRaSaKiiNkI · (#27 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MMM

99.9% of cafes in Japan are "normal cafes".

Thanks for clearing that up! XD It's funny when you have to state that out loud before people assume Akihabara is the staple for all of Japan--NO! Even though it sounds interesting, I prefer onsens and window shopping. It would feel too weird to have a person (man or women) waiting on me and spoon-feeding me~*shivers uncomfortably*

Tangent: Anyone know if stores in Akihabara (or Tokyo in general) will start opening after New Year's, like the Monday after? I'm worried that when I go, no shops will be open (I stay in Tokyo until January 4th).