GREATER TOKYO

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Maid cafés have been around since the early 2000s, but if it’s your first time, you may want to know what’s in store before heading over.

Café Use is a coffee shop for coffee purists.

We wanted to know more about Neco Republic and their plan to save Japan’s homeless cats, so we stopped by the new Tokyo location and sat down with the branch manager.

Swallowtail is every bit a classy restaurant that sells the whole “butler/master” fantasy.

Their mission is simple: to make you want to come “home” to them every night.

With its vast number of pubs, bars and nightclubs, it may be easy to bypass some of the excellent cafés to be found in Shibuya.

Stuck in the city? These transporting cafés will make you feel like you’ve left it all behind!