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A first-timer's weekday-morning run at Yoshiwara Bijo Kakumei: doors at 8:00, phone at 7:30, a first-visit coupon that holds at its base price only before noon on weekdays, free nomination on net and phone bookings, and a roster already on shift at breakfast.
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A Wednesday-afternoon first visit to Caesars Palace, a Yoshiwara soapland built around assertive 'chijo' companions: the entry fee is waived and 20 minutes are thrown in, so the 130-minute course at ¥38,500 is the cheapest per minute on the menu, with the shuttle from Minowa and web booking up to 15 days out doing the rest.
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Lions Club (ライオンズクラブ) is a Yoshiwara high-class soap open for over 30 years. I read its official price board, booking rules and free pickup points so a first-timer knows what the ¥32,400 headline does and doesn't cover.
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Moulin Rouge is an old-school high-class soapland in Yoshiwara with a single 120-minute course at ¥67,500 all-in. I read its official board, its Cityheaven coupons and its fuzoku.jp listing to work out when going 'free' beats nominating, why the 11 a.m. cutoff is worth ¥10,000, and how booking and the shuttle actually work.
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Quality is a budget soapland in Yoshiwara, open 8 a.m. to midnight, that hires only women in their twenties and starts at ¥19,000 for 50 minutes. Before booking a weekday-morning slot I read its official board, its event page and its Cityheaven listing, then worked out which nomination is free, what the +¥1,000 'High Quality' badge costs, and how the point caps work.
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Rocket Wife is a casual hitozuma soapland in Yoshiwara that starts at about ¥15,000 for 50 minutes, says it has dropped fake 'Yoshiwara ages', and sells a 'barge-in' double course. I read its Cityheaven and fuzoku.jp pages on a Tuesday and worked out the real price ladder, the ¥1,000 mismatches, and how its two point cards actually pay out.
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NEO TOKYO is a luxury Yoshiwara soapland selling 120 minutes for an all-in ¥65,000 (listed regular ¥80,000) with every nomination fee included. Here's how the eight-day web window and six-day phone window work, why foreign guests can't book online and get a nationality check at the counter, and why the English page asks ¥85,000.
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First Lady is a budget Yoshiwara soapland that opens at 7 a.m. (6 a.m. on weekends). This is a dawn-shift plan: the free Uguisudani shuttle, the free-pick coupons at ¥14,000, ¥17,000 and ¥22,000, the ¥1,000 newcomer deal, a new bring-your-own-cosplay option, and why the English listing asks ¥49,000 for the 80 minutes that cost ¥26,000 in Japanese.
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A midweek read of Aimable's (エマーブル) live board in Yoshiwara: who was open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, who was already sold out by noon, the three newcomers, the ¥1,000 review discount and how the Heaven points really work, from a New Yorker who plans a soapland trip the way he plans a Knicks ticket.
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Garter Princess & Mrs is a budget Yoshiwara soapland open 10:00 to 24:00 with a garter-belt dress code, 60 minutes from ¥29,000 on its Japanese listing and ¥39,000 on its English one. I went on a Sunday morning, did the math on three price sheets and a coupon, and wrote down what the money buys.
Yoshiwara field reports — Japan's oldest soapland district. Price tiers, how to pick a shop, written by Elon from 20 years on the beat.
A wide ¥30,000–80,000 for 60 minutes, tiered budget / mid / high-end so you can match your spend.
Nearest station is Minowa (JR Joban / Chiyoda / Hibiya lines); also walkable from Minami-Senju. The Yoshiwara Omon gate is the landmark.
Plenty of shops cater to first-timers. Start mid-range (¥40,000–50,000) — and read our reports first.