Document 72 Hours · SEASON 16
Coming "Home" to a Maid Cafe in Akihabara
Episode 34 · 2025-12-12

- Documentary
Episode overview
Tokyo's Akihabara is a hub of maid cafe culture. Once catering mainly to male customers, these cafes now also attract women and families. For three days, we went inside to explore one cafe's appeal.
30 minutes
Season 16 episodes
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2. A Niigata Drive-Through Restaurant in Winter2025-01-24
3. Seiya Nagasaki Daihodojo Hospital cake shop2025-01-31
4. Close! Moving a huge hospital.2025-02-07
5. A Supermarket in Snowy Iwate2025-02-21
6. Oku-Noto-Suzu Seaside public bath2025-02-28
7. Winter Sendai at midnight Nikuman Stand2025-03-07
8. Tokyo Botanical Garden My only winter2025-03-14
9. Kawasaki Taishu Shokudo Diary2025-04-04
10. The Lure of Token Games at an Amusement Arcade2025-04-11
11. Gifu-Nishiyanagigase “Shutter Town” Blues2025-04-18
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13. At a 24-Hour Ramen Restaurant in Fukuoka2025-05-09
14. Spring running bread moving sales car2025-05-16
15. Journeys Up and Down a Steep Road in Tokyo2025-05-23
16. Student Life in a Multicultural Dorm2025-06-06
17. At a Prefab Soba Restaurant in Aomori2025-06-13
18. Bonsai Village: Growing a Small Universe in a Pot2025-06-20
19. Yamagata At a small zoo2025-06-27
20. Lion Statue Donations at Shinjuku Station2025-07-04
21. Chiba 100 Years hardware store2025-07-18
22. Nagoya Shinkansen platform Kishimen store2025-07-25
23. The "Last" Newsstand Near Shibuya Station2025-08-01
24. Staring at Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles and Iwate2025-08-16
25. A 10-yen Pool in Midsummer Ehime2025-08-29
26. Giant cosmetics store2025-09-05
27. Nagasaki at the bus terminal in August2025-09-12
28. Karaoke Izakaya2025-09-26
29. Rolling Along on Kochi's Streetcars2025-10-03
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31. Dining Alone at a Shinbashi Yakiniku Restaurant2025-10-24
32. A Modern Shared Home in Kobe2025-10-31
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34. Coming "Home" to a Maid Cafe in Akihabara2025-12-12
35. At a Tokyo Bookstore That Never Sleeps2025-12-19
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