New Face: Akihabara

Not sure if you're familiar with the Electronic town of Akihabara, but when I first came to Japan on a trip 5 or 6 years ago, Akihabara always had somewhat a sleazy feeling. What I mean is like being in a small elevator with sweaty, greasy guys with glasses who pushes you out of the way to go to the porn anime section. Not exactly a pleasant feeling.
Recently Akihabara changed a lot! Now Akihabara almost looks like a cleaner version of Shinjuku. The train station has been renewed, the ICHI building now opened, not to mention the huge Yodobashi Camera that opens until 10PM. Heck I even went to Hot Yoga in Akihabara. Of course it's still Akihabara so you can still enjoy all the electronic shopping goodness.
Last time I went to Akihabara with my coworker Horiuchi-san, we went to a Maid Cafe!!! That was the first time I've ever been to a one. The one we went to was called Mailish. Actually that one was more like a Cosplay cafe. We were lucky and didn't have to wait that long but after we got in line the line got huge! Some people must have had to wait 1 hour just to get in.
When you get in the 'maid' says "okaeri-nasai" and when you leave they say "itterashai". Some people get a kick out of that, I suppose. I had homemade cheesecake with vanilla tea, it was yummy! Too bad we couldn't take pictures inside. When we left people waiting in line thought we worked there! lol.
５や６年前、初めて日本に遊びに来た時、秋葉原に行ったけど、ちょっと汚い感じがした。　たとえば、厚いメガネかけた汗っぽいオタクたちと一緒に小さいエレベーターに居て、アダルトアニメのフロアに行くため人を押したりして。　あまり気持ちよくはないね。
最 近秋葉原は変わった！　今の秋葉原は新宿よりキレイになった気がする。　駅もリニューアルしたし、ICHIもオープンして、あの１０時までやってる、超 デカイなヨドバシアキバもあるし。　秋葉原にホットヨガも行ってた。　もちろん電気街だから、電気商品の買い物もたくさん楽しめる。
この間同僚の堀内さんと一緒に秋葉原に行ったとき、メイド喫茶に行ってきた！！ｗ　初めてのメイド喫茶体験 だった。　行った店はMailishというカ フェだった。　メイドカフェよりもコスプレカフェ気分だった。　運がよかったから、そんなに待たなくって済んでたけど、後ろに長い行列が。。一時間以上待 つ人が居たかも。
カ フェに入った時は「お帰りなさい」と出る時は「行ってらっしゃい」だって。そういう好きな人が居るらしい。　手つくりチーズ ケーキとバニラ紅茶を食べ た、意外と美味しかった！　店内写真が取れないが残念。　店から出たとき並んでる人が「あの二人がお客さん？！」に言われて、そこで働いてる子に勘違いさ せたｗ