Mo’ maids for “mesham”
As you might have guessed from my last post “MAIDS!”, Japan is having a mini-boom is French maid themed services. In the Akihabara district of Tokyo, the otaku/geek world headquarters there are “maid cafes,” “maid izakaya/pubs, and “maid massage parlors.” The lastest report is the world’s first “Maid Hair Salon” called Moesham {èŒãˆã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ³ãƒ—ー } that offers an 8,000 yen haircut and “head spa.” Hmmmm, “HEAD SPA” —I like it!
Link and photo via “Mulboyne”
To see more about French maid “services” for Japanese geeks, read Captain Japan’s report: Maid Cafes Add Cool to Akihabara “…To the uproarious approval of a gathering of five hundred mostly young male otaku, or extreme fanatic, female employees of Akihabara’s now trendy maid cafes, a generic expression given to a variety of shops staffed by pretty young girls outfitted in alluring costumes.…more….
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October 22nd, 2005 at 10:57 pm
it sounds so kl, but y is it 2 do wit french maids ahwell i like the sound of and cant wait to go to tokyo for myself i wish i could get a job
October 25th, 2005 at 2:27 pm
It’s very easy to get such a job IF you have some Japanese ability and a proper visa (working holiday, student). Of course, you have to be well under 25 years old, female, and look good in the uniform (under 50kg). The pay is starts at 1,100yen/hour (and do not ever expect any maid company to offer any help with getting you a visa).
October 27th, 2005 at 10:48 pm
oooo that wud b kl, im 16 right now do you think i could do it next year and im a little short
October 28th, 2005 at 2:18 pm
Milly wrote: “I’m 16 right now do you think i could do it next year and im a little short.”
Being short is no problem in here in the Land of Lilliput, Japan. Many coffee shop girls I meet here are the same height standing up as I’m sitting down in their cafe.
If you’re under Japanese legal age of 20 years, you absolutely MUST have a legal visa as a “student” —No legit cafe will hire you without a valid visa. This normally means you need to arrange a “student homestay”. Not many high-school homestay students work since they too busy studying Japanese (and partying).
Coming here as a college student is MUCH easier, more fun (dorm life is better than creepy homestay families) and working is not such a big issue as it with high-school homestay students. Check with your highschool guidence counselor and see this list of homestay resources. There is also a “working holiday” visa for those 18-30 years if you are from Canada, EU. Australia, New Zealand, but NOT the USA. See the Japan Association for Working Holiday for more info.
Remember: Coming to Japan is often expensive but if you do 100+ hours of research, you’ll discover a zillion tricks to getting to Japan with less money such as Rotary scholarships and the like.
November 1st, 2005 at 6:35 pm
this info is gr8 i’ve been lookin at it and it made me think, i come from london and not america thought so im in sixth form collage. im not sure now what too do? i was thinking of getting a job anyway xx
November 5th, 2005 at 12:12 am
Milly:
If you are from the UK, the “working holiday” visa would apply to you once you age 20 (legal age in Japan). On the other hand, you could come to Japan now as a foreign exchange student ant the student visa allows some parttime work. Hardworking asian students often pay for their education here in Japan by busting their butts with 18 hour days of both work and study. EU students use scholarship programs and seldom do those 18 hour workdays that Chinese students do here.
Bottom Line: Study Japanese now and then go for a scholarship when you are 19-20 years old. If your parents can afford it, do your last year of secondary education in a Japanese high school (which will help you to get a Japanese university scholarship).