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Yoshiwara Facials

Elon, with 20-plus years in the game, breaks down facials in Yoshiwara from firsthand experience.

Yoshiwara Facials

Today I'm writing on the topic of "Yoshiwara facials."

I'll mix in my own firsthand experience from 20-plus years in fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) along with what I've turned up researching.

The basics

Let me lay out the fundamentals worth knowing about this area.

Elon
Elon (editor)42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for the trade. That's not a brag and it's not regret — I'm just putting it down as fact.

Watch this industry long enough and you'll see that the very same topic gets judged completely differently from the "customer's side" versus the "girl's side."

What I can say from firsthand experience

I'll talk from what I've actually lived through.

Elon
Elon (editor)After the circumcision and the pearl implants, I carry a real confidence now — like I'm "fully prepped." The range of play opened up, sure, but the psychological ease is on another level. To anyone agonizing over the modifications: "Do it, no regrets."

I believe firsthand experience beats theory. In this business especially, reps in the field count for more than book knowledge.

Wrap-up and my bottom line

Elon
Elon (editor)After surveying nightlife scenes all over the world, my conclusion is that "the nightlife rooted in local culture is always the richest." By that measure, Japan's fuzoku is world-class, top tier. That's not blind devotion — it's a judgment made on comparison.

The place I end up visiting most is First Class Ruby. The reason it keeps showing up on this site is simple: it's the shop I keep going back to. Take it as a reference.