Tokyo trend tradition

TOKYOTRENDTRADITION 2012/07/17
trying to attract customers into
their café. Once you go into a
maido-café, several maidos
welcome you as if you are the
owner of the house. They say,
“Irasshaimase” which means
“welcome” politely altogether and
provide the best service they can
because the theme of the café is
the owner and his butler. When
you order an omurice or a
Japanese omelet containing rice,
the maido comes with ketchup
and draw a heart on the egg, while singing a “magical song” to make it taste
better. Men, especially those who like anime love this place, because they can
enjoy being surrounded and treated nicely by cute- dressed up girls. This is a
dreamland where the world of two-dimension interacts with reality.
Another standard fashion of Akihabara for women is school uniform cosplay. In
Japan, there is usually uniform for students in junior high school and high school.
Imitating that, the girls that appear in Japanese manga are usually wearing the
uniforms, but arranged to sexier and more colorful ones than the real uniforms.
There are two types of girl’s school uniforms. One is called blazer and they wear
navy sox that is up to their knees, short chequer skirt, white shirt, a ribbon or a tie,
long sweater and navy blazer. Another type is called sailor-uniform. This one is
especially popular among people of Akihabara or otaku-people because the style
of sailor-uniform makes girls look pure and gullible. What they are wearing are
white sox up to their knees, navy or light blue short skirt, and a middy blouse.
This kind of fashion is the trend of Akihabara and many otaku-people are attracted
by it. Just like the butler girls, the girls with uniform cosplays are also usually seen
on Akihabara streets. It seems that they not only like to shop in Akihabara but one
of their purposes is to show off their cosplays and get the men’s attentions.