When I went looking for a health-style shop in Kanagawa, I listed out a few places. To be honest about why I finally chose Kawasaki Komachi (Kawasaki Hare Group) — the phone manner was the most courteous of the bunch.
A 40-minute course, ¥11,800. The Kawasaki Horinouchi Minami-cho / Kawasaki Station area. Open 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and they took a same-day booking.
From arrival to checkout
Twenty minutes after I hung up, the bell rang. I opened the door and there was a "Sorry to keep you waiting." A touch lower in tone than on the phone, and composed. You can tell from the first word — the voice of someone with experience.
Once she was in the room, she moved her eyes around in silence. The bathroom location, the bed placement, where the outlets were. Mapping it all without saying a word. The way she set her bag down had no wasted motion either, and she held an appropriate distance while waiting for the next cue. Her "go ahead and shower first" steer was natural. A girl who proposes that before you have to say it knows how to run the sequence.
When I checked the bathroom and came back, 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 without saying anything. That's where I called tonight a winner.
The 40-minute course had a different feel in the first half versus the second. The first half is close to feeling each other out — she watches your reactions and judges what you want. The more finely a girl observes, the more the back half changes. Tonight's girl observed carefully. She filed away the moment I reacted and came back to it in the second half. You could feel an intent to move for this person rather than to run a manual. That kind of designed time leaves a different afterglow once it's over.
Before checkout, while cleaning up, she said "If there's a next time, please do." A stock line, but the delivery wasn't stock — it came after a slight pause, and the pause was natural. While I laced my shoes there was no needless chatter. That quiet at the exit also shows a girl's quality. When I stepped off the elevator and out the door, the Kanagawa night air was cold. My head was quiet. Not work, not tomorrow's schedule — nothing surfaced. This is what I call a winning night. Running into a shop like this in Kanagawa doesn't happen all that often.
Using a health-style shop in Kanagawa
The health genre is a fundamentally different experience from delivery health or hotel health (hoteheru). Kanagawa's soapland district carries its own local culture and history. The Kanagawa area.
This was my first time at Kawasaki Komachi (Kawasaki Hare Group). I'd say the ¥11,800 is an average setting for a soapland in this area.
About the girl
When I pick a girl at a soapland, what I weigh most is whether you can see pride in the work. Whether someone's phoning it in shows in the first five minutes. On that score, the girl at Kawasaki Komachi (Kawasaki Hare Group) gave a sense of reassurance.
Careful, checking in often, deciding how to proceed while watching my state.
Overall on Kawasaki Komachi (Kawasaki Hare Group)
The Kawasaki Horinouchi Minami-cho / Kawasaki Station area, open 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Choosing 40 minutes for ¥11,800 was worth the value of tonight.
Bottom line
| Category | Stars |
|---|---|
| Front desk | ★★☆☆☆ |
| The girl's vibe | ★★★★★ |
| Technique / service | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Quality of the time | ★★★★☆ |
| Value for price | ★★★★☆ |
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
If you're hunting for a health-style shop in Kanagawa, Kawasaki Komachi (Kawasaki Hare Group) is a safe bet.