Eat, Drink & Be a Merry Cosplayer!
The word yokocho, or “alley,” is often used in Japan to refer to a narrow side street lined with izakaya taverns and restaurants all clustered together in a small space to create a lively atmosphere. For anime, game and manga fans who know where to look, there’s a very different kind of yokocho called Cosplay Yokocho.
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Cosplay Alley opened on June 23, 2017, in Uguisudani in Tokyo’s Taito Ward.
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Here you’ll find up to 30 waitstaff dressed up as characters from some of the country’s most popular anime, manga and game franchises.
https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/132605
Customers can choose from a wide selection of various dishes, with teppanyaki restaurants, seafood specialists, cake sellers and wine and cheese stands all packed together in the undercover area, and while it looks more like a crazy food court, it has the same lively, laid-back ambiance you’d find at a yokocho alley.
https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/132605
The staff will be appearing in different costumes each day, and customers can also join in the fun with a special rental service being offered for free to female diners.
Despite the restriction on males not being able to use the rental service, customers of any gender are welcome to visit and wine and dine amongst all the characters while dressed in their own cosplay outfits brought from home.
