What Working at a Maid Cafe in Japan is Like (Interview)
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2018
- Maid cafés are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found predominantly in Japan. Waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters and mistresses in a private home, rather than as café patrons. If you’re interested in working at a maid cafe in Japan, I hope this video will help you understand what it is like actually.
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Special thanks to @home cafe to let me interview the maids. Check it out if you’re interested in going there:
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I think the only place I’ve been to 5,000 times is my own house
And work :(
and school
Same.
Seriously! If you went once a day it would require, what, 14 years? I don't know if I've been anywhere 5000 times in my life.
Hahahha
That level of attention would make me pretty uncomfortable.
Yeah, I wouldn't enjoy it either.
i would find it weird but i think i would get used to it after some visits.
It's the path for real life nosebleeds [kidding]
Same, I kind of cringed because I felt uncomfortable watching it.
For me it was very uncomfortable, strongest culture shock i've ever had. I'm used to extreme awkwardness, but this was on another level. I'm not saying I didn't like it or that it was weird, but the entire time I was going through the strongest culture shock ever lol. You have to participate MUCH more than you think.
Me too, but I don't think it would be unwelcome in America. It's like a cute version of Hooters; or at least what Hooters used to be.
Hooters can’t top this.
im sorry but fuck hooters. all they got is hotness. these girls got the whole package and they aint even showing that much skin
chillbrownie Lets just hope they don’t HAVE a package
LOOL this is gold
@Happy Man I'm not your servant
@@yosshimaru7941 lmao no one wants to be coronas servant
Nobita leaves, camera man gets to stay.
I wouldn*t bother around maid bcafes.
Camerawoman is she
this comment is underrated
So 5000 times x $30 for each stay = $150000 for that top rank.
im just more impressed with the time commitment than the money LOL thats at least daily since the cafe opened.....if not multiple times per day
@@berubettonyan 5000 / 365 = 13,70 years if you go every day. LOL!
I gotta be honest, as an American man, I honestly don't think i'd be comfortable going to a Maid Cafe. I like getting attention as much as the next guy, but this is too much lol
Same, but all that attention would make me nervous.
Mostly women putting on a front
yeah its kinda spazzy
Personally I reckon I'd love the attention, but thats cos a 20 year old guy without a gf.
Just remember that it's all make believe and play-acting, and it's fun. I find it far less creepy and depressing than the fake interest that the waitresses at places like Hooters give you.
Even as an American, I'd love to work at a maid cafe! As a person who loves cute fashion and performing for others, I feel like it's a perfect blend of two things I really like! Hopefully one day an American maid cafe will pop up so I can apply!
Think twice
Lol, Nobita was so embarrassed and so cute as he was leaving
This was a nice break from the more controversial/deep topics (but please continue those, too!). I like it. The outfits are so kawaii!
You can't say "Sauerkraut" without looking like a wannabe-German.
...apparently the Japanese are "weeb"s, too? They throw out English words mixed in regular conversation all the time....but I can't? I'll stick with kawaii, thanks.
RexXflash ...seriously?
RexXflash, that's not a fair comparison. That's like me comparing the maid cafes in Japan to the Hooter's here in the USA.
Jumping off cliffs is pretty kawaii.
Damn i need to visit japan atleast once in my life.
Experience of a life time
Detective X Shaman : You are disgusting. Only people I didn't like in weeks were other gaijin... we are grim people
tedd ys : Yes you do ! Wasn't interest by japan first... then I went once ! And it was sooooo great that I'm learning japanese now lol
+tedd ys I´d hate to say it, but ........... *JUST DO IT. Don´t let your dreams be dreams!*
Omg i was thinking the same thing man🤗😍😗🙂😗
I’ve already been
Being a cafe maid is not much different , at the heart, from geisha.. it is about making clients/customers comfortable and relaxed .. as much as possible:)
are geisha hookers?
Absolutely not.
@@julosx some did sell sex or became mistresses...
Or from any waiter... I know from experience maids can ne very talented, but I doubt they're well versed in playing traditional instruments, performing traditional dances and songs or in literature and arts. But yeah, essentially the same, just different level of entertainment.
@@Enjyu_666 precisely :) Though I am certain there are some maids that can surprise a master or mistress with knowledge of songs and stories :)
Their loyalty to the business and love for the job is admirable. Makes me wish I had a job I enjoyed that much.
*Am i the only one waiting for the tsundere maid interview?*
Regular Person *Its not like i want to explain myself or anything b-baka!*
I like the dere part, the tsun, not so much.
P2M that was probably a yandere maid cofe
where this cafe tokyo？
OHAYO.😊 watashiwa shitai hataraku watashi wa Tasukete.M.Ghazanfar@44gmail.com
So entertaining to watch, but I think I'd feel weird with the hyper-attention and being called master.
I cant imagine myself going there alone. Im uncomfortable enough eating in a restaurant by myself.
@@Svoorhout85 lol the anxiety
That would be odd. Normally only girlfriends have called me "master".
"Master" is just one translation. An equally valid translation would be "Head of the Household" or "M'Lord" like in medieval England. In other contexts, it also means "husband."
I think you're supposed to roleplay the master. So maybe you're supposed to demand things and what not, in a respectful way, off course.
I'm kind of interested in what kind of psychologial benefits or detriments frequenting a place like this can have on a patron. I'd like to think that positive attention from attractive women, artificial or real, ought to be good for a man. At the same time, if you are too analytical and can see through the act, then it may make you even more self conscious. Either way, I do think it could be a stepping stone in getting more comfortable around women and female attention even though it does not realistically represent 'normal' interactions.
prostitutes would be a better way of gaining confidence with women. knowing you can fuck well and last long = all the confidence you need
legal canada nah in the long term i reckon this would be better, with pros you might eventually feel like you cant actually date a woman if you went a lot.
I'm interested too and was hoping he would've delved into the more psychological aspects of the job, but that might've shattered some viewers' illusions.
Its similair to a hostess club. As you said, some people see through the act and know their kindness and acts of affection is not sincere. But some people are completely immersed and some even become obsessed, spending a fortune on gifts to their favorite girls. Not to mention the entrance fee and overpriced food and beverages. Convinced that their affection is genuine. To the point they sometimes bankrupt themselves.
But a maid cafe also appears to be like an interactive theater performance. Thats where my analogy frays a bit I guess. Maybe thats why maid cafes are more commonly open to tourists? (hostess clubs rarely are)
I don't think otakus and video game lovers have much power in real life, be it over circumstances or attraction from the opposite sex. Here they get to temporarily escape to a world where they are masters over a bunch of subservient attractive maids, giving them a very artificial and escapist(in other words fake) way of feeling self worth.
Which is why I think all hostess bars are not really a healthy phenomenon, in the sense that they give you an artificial self-esteem in exchange from money from you. But I suppose it's just like how people use cigarettes or alcohol to escape the inner tensions within their mind, even though they know how unhealthy it is.
Nobita should've worn rabbit ears!
The effort these ladies put forward is quite amazing, the overt positivity is enchanting
They're absolutely charming. It would be fun to see an entire meal served in this place.
Because I am so shy of talking to Japanese people in public, I would be even more afraid to go inside a maid cafe even though I would like to go there as the waitresses dress beautifully and imo they are fun-loving! 😣😣😣😣😣
TheLondonBusMaster135 The best way for you to overcome a limitation is by facing it. Go for it, mate.
Don't be shy meeting women. Chances are, most women are trying to figure out things for themselves too. Everything begins with a simple conversation, make her feel the way you want to feel!
*Wait i thought this was an anime only thing.....*
For some reason this video helped me understand miku from band-maid a lil more then band-maid ever has lol
Did you notice there was one real Miku Kobato maid photo in this video?
This looks so charming and fun! I'd really like to visit someday.
I'm glad that they seem to enjoy their work as much as the patrons do.
So this is where Miku got the moa moa and kyu kyu from! How interesting and amazing to learn about this. Thanks for doing this interview, Nobita. All the maids were wonderful and so was this content. I hope you do something like this content wise when showing different parts of Japanese tradition and culture.
Ah yes the small but mighty Kobato
I'm glad you've gone back to more interesting Japanese topics! This was one that I was really curious about!
Oh I've been to that one. My maid was Mambou.
Korya Iine where is it ?
-Hanekawa it’s some maid cafe in Akihabara
let me guess... now you're gonna go take a shit?
How much does is cost to go in and order lets say something simple like a milk shake or tea?
I want legendary maid Hitomin
Do make more videos like this. Good topic. He did his best even though he looked a bit stressed cause of camera on him, cannot show his real feelings. Haha...
Ok this is unusual for an independent man to watch .
how so?
Archmage Vengard I don't relly on anyone as I do everything for myself in life I feel uncomfortable if anyone even serves me coffee .
just curious with your statement "don't relly on anyone as I do everything for myself in life" then you never buy anything? making your food from the planning by yourself? make your own electricity by yourself?
ahh you don't need to reply if you disagree..
handi winoto when I mean do everything I wasn't being pedantic the things I do I do with the barest human contact if possible and yes my solar panels are mine and I buy most of my shopping online ,I have a large garden so I am more independent than most people but no man is an island , I can go months without speaking to another human shear bliss .
Ploppy Ploppy can you reduce Fredo prices back to 10p, I miss those days.
one of the many reasons i love japanese people,so humble and kind and dare to say probably the most openminded people on earth.
Great video! Japan is truly a magical place. I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to live here!
I have been to a few Maid Cafes. I love Akihabara😍
Akihabra is also my favorite Tokyo spot. So amazing and fun!
I went to a maid cafe before. My biggest regret was not photographing the food, but the whole thing was so much fun. It's like you've stepped into some surreal parallel world. Seriously recommend it to anyone who goes to Akihabara.
Dark San
I find these young ladies to be extremely pleasant and kind.
Very respectful maids in Japan i love the professionalism that im seeing in this video and almost every video that Nobita is showing
Finally a video !!! Thanks nobita
Super *_kawaii_* af
lmao
"super brack"
fucking weeb!
Lol
I know. I want to go there
Nice and light video, very relaxing to watch. A break from the past few serious videos you had. Girls were cute and the atmosphere looks very fun, i would like to visit such a cafe. All the best Nobita keep em coming.
This is a great interview, he really did a great job of asking questions that I am also curious about!
It looks like a fun and unique environment, the Japanese are known for their good manners, hospitality attention to detail and ceremony , the above seems like perhaps a contemporary manifestation of a long standing tradition..? Maybe it's also a nice way for Japanese people to feel special after a day of hard work or study without much fun or personal attention? Good luck to them.
I think it is a modern Geisha idea.
I was there last week. They have an app with gamification, and if you reach silver status (five visits), you can see which maids are in service at each floor so you know which floor to go to!
Very good place, although it's super popular and crowded all the time except early in the morning (go then if you want a more personal treatment).
They seem so sweet and it also seems like they enjoy their jobs.
I really enjoyed the interview. Great job!
I went to this place, the maid (waitress) we had was adorable, the atmosphere was fun, and there wasnt any issue communicating. We went to the top floor and were actually interviewed by a production company. At times it did seem a bit over the top when you just wanted to sit there and chill. However, even that kept one smiling. The food was quite tasty too! Quite enjoyable! something i would do like once a month but not 5k visits worth :P
*Smile*
*Sweet*
*Sister*
*Sadistic*
*Surprise*
*Service* 😍
*SASAGEYO*
Supreme
SURPRISE 😍😍😍
SUPPRESSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!
SNOOP DOGG
Good service delivered by smiling enthusiastic people is good service any where. Was lots of fun to see and hear them. Nobita, thanks for the slice of life.
that was cute, entertaining and filled with info and knowledge! it's interesting to see the world from their own eyes instead of from the regular customer / fan or anime or manga eyes. thanks!
Good Interview Nobita:-) ❤️ Maid Uniforms So Kawaii!
Kaichou wa maid Sama brought me here 🤣
Same😂💀
sameee
Me to
Why does this comment not have >1k likes?
🤣🤣🤣
7:31 "If the master comes from Australia, for example..
Ah! kangaroo! Yaay!"
I don't know why i feel like being mocked in a very cute way lol..
That was a very interesting interview, I have had so many questions on one after have been there. They are all answered now so thank you!
I went to one with my wife when we lived in Japan. We had a great time. It was so cute and there were games and singing and dancing. We got bunny ears to wear while there. The food was all cute, but a bit expensive.
I remember a maid coming to me with a mic during a song and I got to sing "moe moe" a few times.😁
Just another reminder of why I don't go to Japan, because I would end up broke and in love with every Japanese woman I saw.
no shit! I already do at our local Mitsuwa Grocery store...
worxharder The struggle is real..I agree.
True that mate.
ronP __ you live in California?
I’d never get involved with a Japanese gal, I’m about as non-Japanese as you can get, I simply do not conform nor care what peeps think about me.
This is so cool!
Thank you for sharing such an interesting perspective.
I will be sure to visit a maid cafe when I travel to Japan!
personally i would like to watch more of this kind of video! you explaining japanese culture by visiting places :)
I get it and it's cool, but.... I'm not a fan of it. I mean I'll take a hard ass Waitress speaking her mind over Well rehearsed "Kindness"
As for the whole Feminist argument, This shop is Female owned, the waitresses have fairly flexible schedules, and are paid WAY better than nearly every Tip Based Wait staff in the States.
@Bryan Miller 0.0! Really now....
so are porn stars... your point doesn't really hold
I see we are attempting to troll. Try again
no it is just stupid and degrading
but so are many jobs in "Capitaly"
some are for men, some for women, but this one is particularly disgusting
But is it though? if they are having fun, getting paid well and are effectively in charge of their carrier and body, how is it degrading?
And again, Also paid pretty well, So again...
Tbh when I visited my first maid cafe and took pictures with them and had cheesecake that was the best day of my life
The timing of this video is crazy! I'm going to Tokyo this month and my Japanese friends want to take me to a Maid Café haha.
The @home Café is a wonderful place! I visited this maid café in 2015. I was very impressed by the talent of the maids at drawing animals! I guess people always ask for the same animals (cat, dog, rabbit, monkey) but it really impressed me! I didn't know about the promotion/rank system.
5000 times? If somebody went everyday since the inception of the store (13 years ago) that would only amount to 4628 times!!... (the translation is correct too. She said 5000 in Japanese, the guy repeated and she reaffirmed)
Real life waifus, they are so damn adorable! That's a great interview, it's good to see how passionate these girls are about their job!
Diego Fernandes agreed!
Thank you for the variety of video
Went to a maid cafe last year when I visited Japan and the people are super nice and have great food/drinks. Had an awesome time even though I didn’t speak Japanese. Communication is not a problem and managed to have pretty good conversation with them.
I hope I can visit Japan in the future.
Offcourse you can! Start saving up money dude. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Me too.
I went to this maid cafe. The maids are hilarious. my japanese is limited and very broken but we had a great time. the food was decent the dessert was epic
I get a photo with a maid 4 years ago, she is still working and become super popular.
I like how at the end they tell you " you have more important things to do, so piss off! "
Wonderful!
What a nice way to say: "You've been here long enough. Get the fuck out of here now." I liked it.
A Japanese friend insisted we go to a maid cafe. It was by far the most uncomfortable experience in my entire life. The position they put you in and the things they make you do are quite humiliating lol. Never again haha
This was great, haha! I went to try a maid cafe in Nagoya a couple of years ago. It was a really cool experience! They even had a dance performance with glow sticks.
Absolutely adorable. I'm taking my niece to one as soon as she's six years old.
7:23 So for Canada.... Maple syrup, caribous, hockey/winter stuff and something.... roughly accurate. Though if you come from a place like Saskatchewan, what represents you would pretty much be fields of corn. lol
This video convinced me to try visiting a maid cafe
Me too also when I come back again in Japan. I would really prefer the @home cafe.
Been to this maid cafe twice. The experience is really fun. The maids that work there will really try their best to speak to you in english if you're a foreigner and make you feel comfortable and relax while you eat your food. They even try have a small chat/talk with you and make your experience unique.
Very informative. It gives more excitement to me. I'm really want to experience the Maid cafe especially their Kawaii Moe culture.
This would be my number one on my bucketlist when I come back again in Japan aside for my Railway hobby.
Been curious about these made cafes! One day I'll be able to go in person lol thanks for the super informative video!!! :D
I see this less as cringe and more as a continuation of the geisha culture. They have the same things in common:
- beautiful, wearing nice clothes, perfectly behaved.
- ranking system where you can work yourself up to improve your maid or maiko/geisha status.
- perfectly serve the guest (referred to as "master"/"mistress"), almost like reading their mind and knowing exactly what pleases them.
- elegantly but efficiently selling them food and maybe even prolongue their stay or make them return to the facility.
This is amazing. There is a certain appeal to such kind of businesses. I wonder if people would like that if f.eg. a tavern in England or Germany would fully act out and recreate old-style butlers, medieval-age-style, or late 19th century-style cafés. With fitting interior and according behaviour and immersion by the staff. Definitely Japanese tourists would check those out!
That's actually not a bad idea! And with food from that time period.
Isn't that basically what Medieval Times is in the USA?
@@DoubleMonoLR I don't know them. Are they a reenactment group?
Aww they're so adorable and feminine! I love it. :)
Might have to check this one out when I visit again, first time I visited I went to Maid Dreaming in Akihabara. Great interview Nobita! :)
It’s so unique! Definitely a place I would visit when I go to Japan :)
Great video. I have been hoping to go to a cafe if I ever manage to go to Japan. I had always been under the belief that many hate working there (I'm still sure there are some), but seeing how much they say that they strive to work there and love the work with that much enthusiasm makes me want to go there all the more. I've been attempting to learn Japanese to make their job easier, but they're putting in effort to learn English is impressive.
I bet they're a lot better at English than they would care to say.
obviously they are on the clock and at work, they're not going to give honest opinions or say anything negative and risk their employment
Ahhh! I really miss Maid cafe in Japan. Hope this pandemic ends!!!
I have to say, going to one of these would make me smile the widest smile ever
Heheh, this is adorable, I was kinda expecting there to be more of an in depth interview, possibly going into possible negative sides of the maid cafe industry as well, would have been nice to see how the cafe handles potentially unruly customers (even though I imagine this is an extremely rare occurrence).
I think maid cafe is just a mild version of club hostess.
yes
So are the maids like the modern day version of the Geisha? If so that's so cool. Continuing on with ancient traditions in a modern evolved way.
I think there is a pretty big difference between those two. Geisha still exist today by the way.
Are they not both hostesses? Don't they both have to be trained. Don't both have to be knowledgeable about subjects in order to entertain? Can't the ancient and modern coexist? I think the difference is superficial. Explain the big differences please.
Geishas training is a lot longer, it takes years. It involves much deeper learning, in music and literature particularly. Therefore they can stay in business longer than a maid in a cafe.
@@ellielowehiem9303 Maid cafes are obviously in significant part an act for entertainment.
I have decided to go to japan! I love to go this place after I explore other tourist spots there
Aw! They’re all so cute! And it’s so nice to know some of them speak English. I’d love to go to one one day but I’d probably be even more shy if I couldn’t communicate too well with them
why does he look like the kind of guy to go to a maid cafe everyday as soon as the place opens?
Omg, this was so good, I couldn't stop smiling :D I think I'd cry from happiness if I ended up in a maid cafe in Japan... xD
Please refrain from blaspheming.
this chanel have a lot information and give a new experience for people outside from japan,, arigatou gozaimasu,, i'm from indonesia.
I have never experienced any place like this, I love Japan! I really need to visit.
NOBITA please!! Get a better camera and give us at least 1080p! Your content is to good to be watched in 720p!!
Higher resolutions are also good so you can crop smaller portions and still have acceptable resolution
I wanna go to a themed cafe. The US needs more places like this.
U guys got hooters
@@yeahboyz9314 Yeah, that and a place called Twin Peaks. They don't call you master or get more into character like the maid cafes though. Lol.
It's definitely a good place to practice your listening comprehension for Keigo^^
it was a great video Nobita, think you might do a series by visiting all the different "themed" cafes that are unique to Japan?
*I NEED MY MISAKI-CHAN!!!!*
Akihabara and maids - this gon be gud
Going to Japan this July and going to visit this maid cafe!
Should go to Akihabara. Can't wait ! ! !
I had a lunch at @Home Cafe 7th floor a couple years ago, a lot of guys in their 40's/50's (like me...) it was a little weird seeing these old guys bringing in stuffed animals and other trinkets to give to their fav. girl. the girls just toss em' in a big pile behind a counter, like their saying "yeah dream on old guy"
MrDboydeluxe isn't that what they pay for tho? The fantasy?
Special thanks to @home cafe to let me interview the maids. Check it out if you’re interested in going there;
www.cafe-athome.com/en/
Thanks for the subtitles
Dude this was awesome and looks fun! XD