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  • trippy colors on intensely cute by design.

  • This quirky cafe has been one of Tokyo's must see attractions for years.

  • But is the global health crisis forced borders to shut and tourists unable to visit the Kuwaiti Monster Cafe closed its doors for good on Sunday.

  • Kazuko Yamada is the manager.

  • Due to the impact off the coronavirus, it's difficult for overseas customers to come to Japan on ask for domestic customers in Japan.

  • It's also difficult for them to go out.

  • Hawaii Monster Cafe is originally a famous place in the Harajuku area, the tourist spot on.

  • I think we're in a difficult position to attract customers these days.

  • I feel it's very hard to keep the business going without knowing how long the current situation will last A month.

  • During its five year run, the cafe was an iconic staff along the Harajuku Strip, Tokyo's cultural hot spot among young people there.

  • It was also symbolic of Japan's celebrated Kawai, or cute pop culture.

  • Mizzou's Uchida is among the many fans who came to see the monster girls decked out in cosplay for their final curtain call.

  • That's a good five.

  • I have been coming to this place for five years, and I didn't expect today would be the last day.

  • I'm glad that I could come on their final day e for this.

  • But it's not the first time the cafe had faced closure.

  • Hawaii Monster shuttered for 2.5 months during a state of emergency last year because of the health crisis.

  • They reopened with shorter hours and an eye towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

  • Having strong demand would keep them in business.

  • But the games were delayed by a year, and so they decided to let their least laps.

  • Sebastian Mizzou Do is the artist to design the cafe.

  • He believes that when one door closes, another will open eventually in Harajuku, regardless of age and era, the younger generation will always create new culture.

  • So I believe that the new younger generation will come up with something interesting again.

trippy colors on intensely cute by design.

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