Cute overload.YES I went to a maid cafe, and YES you are jealous. lol XD
For those of you who do not know, a maid cafe is a cafe where the girls dress up in maid outfits. They have cute food and sometimes sing and dance. When you come in they say "Okaerinasaimase ojousama" which means "Welcome home mistress" (goshujinsama for "master"). And when you leave they say "itterashai" which means "come back soon" and something about taking care. I guess it is equivalent to eating at Disneyland with a character... maybe. Something like that ne.
A cute sign, didn't go here though. >.>
For those of you who do not know, a maid cafe is a cafe where the girls dress up in maid outfits. They have cute food and sometimes sing and dance. When you come in they say "Okaerinasaimase ojousama" which means "Welcome home mistress" (goshujinsama for "master"). And when you leave they say "itterashai" which means "come back soon" and something about taking care. I guess it is equivalent to eating at Disneyland with a character... maybe. Something like that ne.
A cute sign, didn't go here though. >.>My friend Yukina was kind enough to show me around Akihabara. Yukina and I worked at Royal/T Cafe together when she lived in the states. Akihabara is a very shiny place, lol. If you want electronics, manga, anime, cosplay costumes, etc. you go to Akihabara.
Another cute sign for Royal Milk. Cute pig. :D
Another cute sign for Royal Milk. Cute pig. :DWe met at the station and the walked to the maid cafe that someone had recommended to Yukina. We went to a maid cafe called "Pinafore". I remember when I was looking at cafes online, that I saw it. :D
The napkins were cute.
The napkins were cute.When we entered the cafe there was only one woman, and she left shortly after. So it was Yukina and I and like 7 guys. >.> And all the guys were by themselves, lol. Well they came to visit the maids after all. One guy that sat to our left had a box full of maid cards. I myself got one for free from a special box the maid brought to me.
One side has a picture of a maid "Tomo"...
...and the other a cute drawing.
One side has a picture of a maid "Tomo"...
...and the other a cute drawing.We decided we wanted desserts more that real food at this point, so I ordered a crepe and an iced latte, and Yukina ordered an icecream and an iced coffee. We asked our maid to take a picture of us and our food (of course lol).
Yukina's ice cream had a dog face!
Yukina used to work in a maid cafe in Ginza. This maid cafe was about the size of... um... a fast food place, maybe smaller. They had tables and half booths. Anime posters lined the wall, and on one wall there was a drawing of each of the maids with their names. There was also a TV playing anime, and in front there was a long bar with comfy chairs. One guy was wearing an eye patch, another brought in his gundam models to share with his maid. I noticed another couple of maids acting "tsundere" towards a customer. (Tsundere is when a girl is really nice one minute, and then kinda bossy and rude the next. So I guess, in America, flirty lol. XD)
A closer shot of my food.
Yukina's ice cream had a dog face!Yukina used to work in a maid cafe in Ginza. This maid cafe was about the size of... um... a fast food place, maybe smaller. They had tables and half booths. Anime posters lined the wall, and on one wall there was a drawing of each of the maids with their names. There was also a TV playing anime, and in front there was a long bar with comfy chairs. One guy was wearing an eye patch, another brought in his gundam models to share with his maid. I noticed another couple of maids acting "tsundere" towards a customer. (Tsundere is when a girl is really nice one minute, and then kinda bossy and rude the next. So I guess, in America, flirty lol. XD)
A closer shot of my food.My crepe was actually very good. The sauce was so yummy! It was expensive though. Everything was. Considering the girls don't get tips, the owners must make bank. Yukina told me that their pay really isn't that much more than minimum wage. I wouldn't work at a restaurant except for the fact you can make tips. My crepe was around ¥900 and my drink was ¥400. (And the drink was discounted because I got a crepe.) I also gave in and bought a picture for ¥1000. The maid I picked was very excited when Yukina told her that we were maids in America. I think the girls do it because they just love doing it. :)
The point card for the cafe.
The point card for the cafe.Sadly we didn't get to experience any singing or dancing. I really don't understand when and/or how stuff like that comes about... but it wasn't a big deal. You also had to pay for a special food blessing for for them to write on the food. (It came as a set.) Man these cafes make money!
She drew a cute cat on the back. I only need two more points! :D
After the cafe Yukina took me to a place with a TON of costumes. Most were nondescript (not from any particular anime) and most were expensive. They had Leg Avenue! Those were the most expensive, around 150-200 dollars when in the states they are around 60-80. And the skirts on EVERY costume were so short. XD
An interesting thing you might notice in Tokyo is that while the girls wear long, loose tops that are very modest looking, they wear the tiniest, shortest skirts. A friend told me that it is because in Japan the neck and shoulders have always been the "sexy" parts of a girl.
On nearly every street corner in Akihabara, there are girls in maid outfits, school girl outfits, or other such costumes inviting visitors into their establishments. Men and women pass by carrying huge boxes containing unknown electronics. Many pedestrians are wearing interesting fashions themselves.
For dinner we went to a place called "Gohan" which means "food/rice". It was a really pretty restaurant.
A pamphlet... swanky, huh?
She drew a cute cat on the back. I only need two more points! :DAfter the cafe Yukina took me to a place with a TON of costumes. Most were nondescript (not from any particular anime) and most were expensive. They had Leg Avenue! Those were the most expensive, around 150-200 dollars when in the states they are around 60-80. And the skirts on EVERY costume were so short. XD
An interesting thing you might notice in Tokyo is that while the girls wear long, loose tops that are very modest looking, they wear the tiniest, shortest skirts. A friend told me that it is because in Japan the neck and shoulders have always been the "sexy" parts of a girl.
On nearly every street corner in Akihabara, there are girls in maid outfits, school girl outfits, or other such costumes inviting visitors into their establishments. Men and women pass by carrying huge boxes containing unknown electronics. Many pedestrians are wearing interesting fashions themselves.
For dinner we went to a place called "Gohan" which means "food/rice". It was a really pretty restaurant.
A pamphlet... swanky, huh?The restaurant was a tapas bar. It had food from different parts of the world, and I jumped at the chance to eat nachos. We ordered those, a shrimp rap, and a Thai noodle. The shrimp wrap was my favorite, even though I don't usually like fish and cream cheese together.
NOM NOM NOM
NOM NOM NOMI also had a "sex on the beach". lol (In Japanese "sekushu on da beechi") What's weird about Japan is regular drinks are pretty expensive. A coke was ¥350 and an alcoholic drink was around ¥500.
My drink.
My drink.I asked what food Yukina missed from America, and she, like me misses Mexican food. She also said you can't find much Thai food in Tokyo. That was surprising to me, considering Thailand is so close!
After dinner I didn't want to go home, considering it was my last day in Tokyo (;o;), so we went to Karaoke! I wasn't prepaired tho so it was hard to remember what songs I knew. >.< It was very fun though! Yukina is a great singer! I found out too she is a part of a band. She is so adorable and awesome. <3
One of the reasons it was so great to hang with Yukina is because we both know a good amount of each other's language, we could explain things. It is not too easy though, haha. One question Yukina asked was the difference between "something" and "anything". Like, "do you have any kids" is okay but "do you have some kids" is weird. I also tried to explain what the phrase "get out of my system" means. I told her that in Japan people do what they have to do, whereas in America people do what they want to do. That was the best explanation I could give. >.<
(Side comment: man I REALLY don't understand how sumo got its start... >.>)
It was almost midnight when I went home. It was a wonderful day and I was sad that I was leaving. Hopefully I can see Yukina again.
On the way home I took a wrong train hahaha. Later at night trains go out of service, and you have to get off and switch. So I did that, and the next train was a different color. I knew it was a rapid service train (meaning it skipped stops), but I was afraid another wouldn't come hahaha. So I got on it... and passed my stop. XD Then I got on another one at the first station, and finally got home!
ONE MORE AND THEN I'M CAUGHT UP YAY!!!
After dinner I didn't want to go home, considering it was my last day in Tokyo (;o;), so we went to Karaoke! I wasn't prepaired tho so it was hard to remember what songs I knew. >.< It was very fun though! Yukina is a great singer! I found out too she is a part of a band. She is so adorable and awesome. <3
One of the reasons it was so great to hang with Yukina is because we both know a good amount of each other's language, we could explain things. It is not too easy though, haha. One question Yukina asked was the difference between "something" and "anything". Like, "do you have any kids" is okay but "do you have some kids" is weird. I also tried to explain what the phrase "get out of my system" means. I told her that in Japan people do what they have to do, whereas in America people do what they want to do. That was the best explanation I could give. >.<
(Side comment: man I REALLY don't understand how sumo got its start... >.>)
It was almost midnight when I went home. It was a wonderful day and I was sad that I was leaving. Hopefully I can see Yukina again.
On the way home I took a wrong train hahaha. Later at night trains go out of service, and you have to get off and switch. So I did that, and the next train was a different color. I knew it was a rapid service train (meaning it skipped stops), but I was afraid another wouldn't come hahaha. So I got on it... and passed my stop. XD Then I got on another one at the first station, and finally got home!
ONE MORE AND THEN I'M CAUGHT UP YAY!!!
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