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The Perks and Pitfalls of Foreplay at a Soapland! Plus What Makes Foreplay Bad

The perks and pitfalls of foreplay at a soapland. Elon, with 20-plus years in Japan's adult-entertainment world, breaks down what makes foreplay bad from firsthand experience.

The Perks and Pitfalls of Foreplay at a Soapland! Plus What Makes Foreplay Bad

"The perks and pitfalls of foreplay at a soapland — plus what makes foreplay bad." Hear that and I figure there are people it clicks for and people it doesn't.

I'm 42 and still walking the floor of this world, so I'll lay it out from a real-world point of view.

Why This Topic Matters

Information about fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) is surprisingly disorganized. Beginners especially tend to end up not even knowing where to start looking.

Elon
Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your entire paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for it. That's not a brag and it's not regret — I'm just putting it down as a plain fact.

What This Actually Means

In a word: "whether you know it or not changes the quality of the experience."

Elon
ElonI don't have any ambition to conquer every soapland in the country, but I've made the rounds of the "famous soaplands" in each region. My conclusion: quality of service and cleanliness aren't proportional. Even bargain spots can have heaven-sent service.

What I've written here is the distilled essence of the knowledge I've built up over 20 years.

In Closing

Elon
ElonI first went to a soapland in Yoshiwara at 25 — back when I still didn't have the pearl in. These days, the reaction when I go in with the pearl is one of the little joys. The conversation with a girl who asks "What is this?" is honestly more fun than you'd think.

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