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Saitama's Popular Soaplands

Elon, with 20-plus years in the fuzoku world, breaks down Saitama's popular soaplands from firsthand experience.

Saitama's Popular Soaplands

Today I'm writing on the theme of "Saitama's popular soaplands."

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

The basics

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

Elon
ElonI first went to a Yoshiwara soapland at 25 — back before I'd had the pearls put in. These days, watching the reaction when I show up with pearls is one of the little thrills. The conversation that starts with a girl asking "What is that?" turns out to be surprisingly fun.

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

What I can say from firsthand experience

Let me talk based on what I've gone through myself.

Elon
ElonI don't aim to conquer every soapland in the country, but I've made the rounds of the famous ones region by region. My conclusion: service quality and cleanliness don't move in lockstep. Some bargain joints deliver god-tier service.

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

Wrap-up and my verdict

Elon
Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for it. I'm not bragging and I'm not regretting — I'm just writing it down as fact.

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