History
The cafe was opened in mid-2006 by Yuki Hirohata, when she said she "came up with the idea during her previous job as an office worker as a way of escaping her workaholic world." Maid cafes have been a staple of otaku culture in Japan since they first sprouted in Akihabara, Tokyo's electronic and anime goods shopping center around 2000. These, and other theme cafes of similar nature have become increasingly popular in Japan and more recently in other countries throughout the world. Since opening, the cafe has attracted over 2,000 frequent customers and has appeared in several publications and media articles. In July 2008 it was featured in a story by CNN which focussed on the social aspect of Japanese society as to why such a cafe is something that Japanese women have been searching for.
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