India, Oct. 27 -- A cafe in Japan is charging $25 for customers to experience life as a maid by serving staff members posing as clients.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the quirky new trend was launched by a creative team promoting maid cosplay culture. The pop-up is called "Cafe Where You Can Become a Maid" and allows visitors to wear a long, elegant maid dress and serve tea and cake to a staff member playing the role of an ojou-sama, a refined and wealthy "lady" character often seen in anime.

Since there is no changing room on-site, participants simply wear the maid costume over their own clothes. The package also includes photoshoots, letting customers capture themselves in character.

The organisers say the ex...