Higashi-Kawaguchi Soapland: What's Popular

Today I'm writing on the theme of "what's popular in Higashi-Kawaguchi soaplands."

I'll explain it by mixing in my own firsthand experience — 20-plus years in fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) — with what I've turned up through research. (Soapland is the bathhouse-style format.)

The basics

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

ElonThe first time I went to a Yoshiwara soapland I was 25. That was back before I had the pearls in. These days, the reaction when I show up with them is one of the fun parts. The chat with a girl who asks "what's this?" turns out to be surprisingly enjoyable.

Watch this industry long enough and you'll see that the same topic can get a completely different verdict from "the customer's side" versus "the girl's side."

What I can say from firsthand experience

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

ElonI don't have any ambition to conquer every soapland in the country, but I've made the rounds of each region's "famous" ones. My conclusion: service quality and cleanliness aren't proportional. Even the dirt-cheap places can have godlike hospitality.

I believe firsthand experience beats theory. This industry especially is a world where time in the field matters more than book knowledge.

Wrap-up and my bottom line

Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for the real thing. I'm not bragging and I'm not apologizing — I'm just putting it down as a fact.

The place I end up at most often is First Class Ruby. The reason it keeps showing up on this site is simple: it's a shop I actually go back to. Take it as a reference.