¥14,000 for delivery health (deriheru) in Tokyo. Whether that's expensive or cheap depends on what you compare it to. I've been in this world 16 years, so I've got a decent feel for the going rate by area and by type of shop. I picked Nishitokyo-shi Kodaira Chanko because I figured that "price-to-expectation" balance was right.
Tachikawa area, open 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., the 80-minute course. ¥14,000 under those terms is worth a try.
From the door to checkout
Twenty minutes after I hung up, the bell rang. I opened the door to a "Sorry to keep you waiting." A shade lower than her voice on the phone, and settled. You can tell from the first words — that's the voice of someone who's done this a while.
Once she was in the room, she moved her eyes around without a word. The bathroom, the layout of the bed, where the outlets were. Taking it all in silently. Even the way she set her bag down had no wasted motion, keeping a proper distance while waiting for the next cue. "Why don't you shower first" — the way she steered it was natural. A girl who suggests it before you have to is one who understands the flow.
When I came back from checking out the bathroom, the angle of the room's lighting had changed. She'd adjusted it without a word. Few people can pull off that kind of attention to detail in silence. That's where I decided tonight was a hit.
The 80-minute course shifted in mood between the first and second halves. The first half is close to a feeling-out period. The girl watches your reactions and judges what you're after. The more finely a girl observes, the more the second half changes. Tonight's girl observed carefully. She remembered the moments I'd responded to and circled back to them in the second half. You could feel an intent that wasn't "execute the manual" but "move for this particular person." A "designed" stretch of time like that leaves a different kind of afterglow once it's over.
Before leaving, she said, while tidying up, "If there's a next time, I'd love to." A stock line, but the delivery wasn't stock — there was a small beat before it came, and that beat felt genuine. There was no needless chatter while she put her shoes on either. That quiet way of bowing out also speaks to the quality of the girl. When I stepped off the elevator and out into the street, the Tokyo night air was cold. My head was quiet. Work, tomorrow's schedule — none of it surfaced. This is what I call a "hit night." You don't run into shops like this in Tokyo all that often.
Using delivery health in Tokyo
Delivery health as a genre is a fundamentally different experience from delivery health or hotel health (hoteheru). Tokyo's soapland districts carry their own local culture and history. The Tokyo area.
This was my first time with Nishitokyo-shi Kodaira Chanko. The ¥14,000 price feels about average for a soapland in this area.
About the girl
When I pick a girl at a soapland, what I weigh is whether you can see "pride in the work." You can tell within the first five minutes whether someone's phoning it in. On that count, Nishitokyo-shi Kodaira Chanko's girl was reassuring.
Careful, lots of checking in, deciding how to proceed while watching your state.
The verdict on Nishitokyo-shi Kodaira Chanko
Tachikawa area, open 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eighty minutes for ¥14,000 was a choice that matched tonight's worth.
Verdict
| Category | Stars |
|---|---|
| Reception | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Girl's vibe | ★★★★★ |
| Technique & service | ★★☆☆☆ |
| How full the time felt | ★★★★☆ |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ |
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
If you're hunting for delivery health in Tokyo, Nishitokyo-shi Kodaira Chanko is a choice you won't go wrong with.