When somebody asks me for a truly “weird” place in Tokyo, the Turkish mosque in Yoyogi Uehara is one of the places that comes to my mind. It’s not really impressive but if you visit it, it will make you feel like you are outside Japan for some moments, it’s a quite mysterious sensation. The mosque is located in Inokashira avenue, just outside Yoyogi Uehara station (Odakyu and Chiyoda lines)
Meido kissas are coffee shops where the waiters are dressed like maids. They are quite popular in certain areas of large Japanese cities. The competition for the clients is so fierce that new business arise based on the same idea but trying to differentiate themselves in some aspect; for example there are businesses where you can get your ears cleaned and massaged.
This time the novelty is a cafeteria where you are served by old maids, up until 77 years old. The name of the cafeteria is “Caffe Rottenmeier”, honoring Mrs. Rottenmeier of Heidi. It is located in Ikebukuro neighborhood and it’s becoming very popular, as people has been lining up every day since it opened at the end of October. Inside the cafeteria the “Rottenmeier waiters” treat you and talk to you in a strict way, telling you off and even scolding you if you don’t sit down in a proper way. Everything is mixed up with smiles and kindness, as if the waiter were your grandma π
Zuco sent me the Yahoo News link of the story.
After five years being hosted in Eduardo Arcos servers (Hipertextual). I have migrated the blog to a new server in JaguarPc. It has been quite complicated to move everything without screwing up something; let me know if something is not working well for you.
Lots of thanks to Eduardo Arcos that has taken good care of the server that has hosted Kirainet during many years. Now let’s continue blogging!