Field Diary
New Hime Koshitsu Sauna, Shinjuku: A ¥24,000 Soapland Filed Under 'Bargain', and the Four Hours a Week Its Price Sheet Changes
A Shinjuku field report on New Hime Koshitsu Sauna, a sixth-floor soapland that Cityheaven files under 'bargain' at ¥24,000 for 70 minutes — carrying two separate price sheets, the cheaper of which exists for exactly four hours a week, hands back a flat ¥3,000 that never touches the last twenty minutes, doubles the fee for asking again, and opens an hour before the phone line that books it.