The second of our Tokyo Realtime audio tours covers Akihabara, Japan’s subculture hotspot for anime, manga, games – and maid cafes.

The cover shot of  the CD & photobook of Tokyo Realtime: Akihabara features Arisa, one of Tokyo’s most celebrated maids, who can be found tending to customers at Café Mai:lish.

The theme at Café Mai:lish is one of relaxation – an oasis of calm in the heart of the city.

Within that oasis, Arisa is a princess who warms the hearts of clients and brings smiles to their faces – it’s said that flowers bloom wherever she walks.

Arisa’s Profile

-Birthday: July 20th
-blood type: A
-favorite: flowers, gentle music, and other soft things

(see the original in Japanese)

Café Mai:lish Opening times

• 11am-10pm (Open year-round)
• 11am-5pm: maid time (maids wear maid uniform.)
• 5pm-10pm: kosupure time (maids wear costume.)
• *Every Tuesday and Friday, maids wear maid uniform all day.
• There are 20 maids (see their website).
• No photos allowed inside the cafe

Café Menu

• Cakes
• Soft drinks
• Coffee
• Alcohol
• Food (curry, pasta, etc)

Tokyo RealTime: Akihabara is available now from White Rabbit Press. To learn more about the Tokyo Realtime series please visit www.TokyoRealtime.com