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Japan. Most are thinly-veiled cover-ups for straightforward mas-
sage, meaning they will rub your back and your feet, maybe with oil
or baby powder. If the massage offer contains the words "health"
"service" or "fashion," that's a tip off that the message might involve
your child-making parts. Prices for those services should likely be at
least double typical massage rates.
ing "Fun Pub Guilty" or some such bar. The cover charge might be
$75-$150, in addition to similar hourly rates. Curious Westerners
might be surprised to find men sitting with young ladies mostly
chatting and drinking inside. They might be singing karaoke. These
places, called Hostess Clubs or sunaku ("snack") are the modern
descendent of the traditional Japanese Geisha establishment. In
olden days, highly made-up and elaborately dressed ladies played
three-string cat-gut guitars and sang traditional poems while men
became increasingly drunk and perhaps hoped to get beneath the
female kimono. Geisha were, and are, thoroughly trained and very
expensive. Think of hostess bars as a more democratic form of
Geisha, a social club where more average salarymen can afford to
entertain friends and maintain a paid girlfriend. After repeat visits,
costing thousands of dollars, a young lady might be willing to join you
for dinner beforehand or maybe even take a short trip somewhere.
And if you buy her a mink coat, an expensive ring, or give her money
to start her own business? The boundaries are fluid, and set by
each party. These ladies have their work cut out for them if they
expect to get rich. Some western women have ventured into the
"water trade" and they discovered that you have to work to maintain
your clientele - routinely calling them to entice more spending "Why
haven't you come around lately?"
Rumor has it that there are even host bars populated by foreign
men. Either gender, if you feel like you can do a good job selling your
charms, you might find this is a fabulous way to earn fast cash to
stay in Japan; practice your language skills while having a chance to
alienate your emotions and come to detest the opposite sex.