Field Diary
TokyoOther
Rothenburg — Putting a Tokyo-Area Health Shop to the Test
While hunting for a health shop in Tokyo, I ran into Rothenburg. Here's a candid 120-minute field report.
Field Diaries & Reviews of Japan's Sex Industry — Soaplands, Delivery Health & Esthetic, Reported Firsthand by Elon (20+ Years on the Beat)
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SaitamaDelivery Health
The Night I Picked Mrs First Nishikawaguchi (Onesan / Young-Wife Specialty) in Saitama
Mrs First Nishikawaguchi (Onesan / Young-Wife Specialty) was a place I'd wanted to try once I made it to Saitama. I checked it out for real on the ¥18,000, 85-minute course.
Columns
Going to Fuzoku With a Phimosis? Will the Girls Mind?
Can you visit fuzoku with phimosis, and will the working girls mind? Taniguchi, with 20-plus years in Japan's adult-entertainment world, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
Columns
YoshiwaraSoapland
What Is the Yoshiwara Age in Soaplands? Plus How to Handle Being Asked Your Age
What the 'Yoshiwara age' means in soaplands, and how to deal with being asked your age. Taniguchi, with 20-plus years in Japan's adult-entertainment world, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
Columns
6 Gifts Fuzoku Girls Actually Love — Plus How to Hand Them Over and Which Presents Are a No-Go
Six gifts fuzoku girls genuinely appreciate, how to give them effectively, and the presents to avoid. Taniguchi, with 20-plus years in Japan's adult-entertainment world, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
Columns
Soapland
What Is a Soapland Guarantee? Conditions to Get One and the Going Rates
What a soapland guarantee is, the conditions for getting one, and the typical rate levels. Taniguchi, with 20-plus years in Japan's adult-entertainment world, breaks it down from firsthand experience.
News
Prostitution Under the Guise of 'Papa-Katsu' Surges in Crackdowns; Guilty Verdicts Follow for SNS Procurers
Crackdowns on prostitution conducted under the guise of 'papa-katsu'—paid companionship involving the exchange of money—are surging. Criminal responses have advanced in particular against cases in which procurers operate through social media, and guilty verdicts have been handed down to multiple operators.
Columns
How to Fill In the 'Occupation' Field While Hiding That You Work at a Fuzoku Shop | Plus How to Explain It to Family
How to fill in the 'occupation' field while keeping your fuzoku-shop job hidden, plus how to explain things to family — broken down by Taniguchi, who has worked this world for over 20 years, based on firsthand experience.
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ShinjukuEsthetic
Gohoubi SPA Shinjuku and the Foam Body-Wash Esthetic—This Deserves Its Own Category
Explaining what a foam body-wash esthetic actually is takes some work. It isn't soapland, it isn't delivery health. Some things you just have to experience to get. Shinjuku's Gohoubi SPA is the prime example.