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What's the Going Back-Rate at a Soapland? Plus the Payout Formula and How to Boost Your Income

The going back-rate (the girl's cut) at a soapland, how the payout is calculated, and how to push your income up — broken down by Taniguchi, who has worked this world for over 20 years, based on firsthand experience.

What's the Going Back-Rate at a Soapland? Plus the Payout Formula and How to Boost Your Income

Today I'm writing on the theme: "What's the going back-rate at a soapland? Plus the payout formula and how to boost your income."

I'll explain it by mixing in my own firsthand experience — over 20 years in fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) — with what I've dug up.

The basics

Let me lay out the fundamentals you should know about this area.

Elon
ElonThe first time I went to a soapland (soapland) in Yoshiwara I was 25 — back when I still didn't have the pearls in. These days, the reaction when I show up with the pearls is one of the little pleasures. The conversation with a girl who actually asks "what is this?" turns out to be surprisingly fun.

When you watch this industry long enough, you find that the same topic gets graded completely differently from the customer's point of view versus the girl's point of view.

What I can say from experience

I'll talk based on what I've actually been through.

Elon
ElonHaving surveyed the nightlife scenes all over the world, my conclusion is that "nightlife rooted in the local culture is the richest." In that sense I think Japan's fuzoku is the best in the world. That's not blind love — it's a verdict reached by comparison.

I think firsthand experience beats theory. In this industry especially, it's "time logged," not "knowledge," that talks.

Wrap-up and my verdict

Elon
ElonAfter the phimosis surgery and the pearl implants, I've got this confidence now that I'm "fully prepped." My range in the room widened, obviously, but the psychological breathing room is on another level. To anyone agonizing over the modifications, I can say: do it, zero regrets.

The place I keep coming back to is First Class Ruby. The reason it shows up over and over on this site is simple: it's a shop I genuinely repeat at. Take it as a reference.