{"id":2528,"date":"2016-10-02T00:12:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T07:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2023-11-13T14:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:22:24","slug":"butlers-cafe-in-shibuya-with-western-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2528","title":{"rendered":"Butler Caf\u00e9 in Shibuya – With Western Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a new Butler Caf\u00e9 in Shibuya<\/a> (website<\/a>)\u00a0– where men come to your table when you ring a bell and always answer with, “Yes my princess?”. While this idea isn’t completely new – there are maid cafes<\/a> and hostess clubs for men, and host clubs<\/a> for women. But the twist with this butler cafe in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan? All the men are Western.<\/p>\n

Fascinatingly, the female owner (Yuki Hirohata) of the club walked through Shibuya\u00a0and asked over 200 women what they were looking for in a cafe. She said these women all wanted waiters that were male, good looking, treat them nice, but most importantly, were Westerners.<\/p>\n

“Being gentlemanly in Japanese culture is embarrassing for Japanese men. Women are exhausted with the traditional rules of Japanese society. These guys are different than typical Japanese men – they make me feel special.”<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> this appears to have permanently closed late 2018. Archive of the old website<\/a>.<\/p>\n