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Hi everyone. I've been to Japan a few times before and have always stuck to AM or ND as I could deal with them in English. I don't speak a word of Japanese. I've read lots of reviews about soaplands here and want to try one when I visit again next week. All the websites are in Japanese. So how do they work? Do I just walk in to a place or call them before hand? Thanks in advance!
 
There's plenty of Soapland reviews here. Best bet would be to read those and see which one is foreigner friendly, right for your price range, etc. Since most don't speak much if any English, you'll probably have to just show up. You'll likely not have many options, frankly, but it can be a great experience.
 
Thanks! I've gone through quite a few reviews with almost all of them mentioning language used was Japanese. So I guess that's what I'll have to do. Simply show up and try my luck. I realize prices are steeper than other outlets but don't mind shelling out up to ¥50,000 as this will probably be a one-time venture. Being turned away at the entrance is expected but I think I'm more worried about being scammed since I don't know the local language.
 
ssamk78 said:
Being turned away at the entrance is expected but I think I'm more worried about being scammed since I don't know the local language.
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If you go to places in Yoshiwara, you aren't going to be scammed. The worst you'll end up with is a girl that you don't find that attractive. The soapland reviews we have here for non-Japanese speakers often point out that even places that are fine with servicing non-Japanese speakers only have one or two girls in house that are open to it, and they tend to be the less attractive ones.
 
But isn't the girl selection done after the payment? Maybe I should just give up on the idea of a Soapland and stick to AM and ND.
 
Maybe you should first understand why you want to go to soapland and what your priorities / expectations are.
50k will get you an experience in a middle class one afaik.
With no japanese communication will most likely be restricted to some translation software, but in a good soapland the girls usually know what to do without much words needed.
You pay before physically meeting the girl, but usually you are shown photos and the better the shop the closer those usually come to reality.
Do some research before by reading reviews, reading the diary of the girls etc. (Google translate will assist you).
Don't be too greedy (good things take a while and a 50min morning course may not be the optimal experience).
 
I still have a week to figure it out. If I make it in I'll put up a review later.
 
ssamk78 said:
But isn't the girl selection done after the payment?
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You'll be given photos of ladies who are available from which to choose - you generally won't be given the full roster, as some of the women prefer not to provide service to non-Japanese clients.

That's not to say that the more attractive women won't be on the menu, though - it's generally down to the lady's personal preferences, not systematic discrimination by the shop.
 
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Thanks. I've another question. 'Foreigner tax'. None of the sites mention it and none of the recent reviews I've read here mention it. For eg., darling-h says something like ¥30k for 70 mins or so. Is that the final price or is there more to it like options, foreigner tax, etc.?
 
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'Foreigner tax'
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This varies from place to place, and even from punter to punter. In soaps, usually 5,000 or 10,000 yen if they decide to charge it. Most soaps will happily inform you of your total outlay over the phone.
 
For Darling Harbour the price you see on the web is the final price. No foreign tax but you won't get the discount price. And limitation on number of girls who service foreigner.
 
My bad, the discount price are the hyper morning and morning course. Foreigner paid standard price.
 
Also on the pictures, don't forget there is likely some photoshop work and in some cases a decade between now and when they were shot.
 
About the photoshop bits I'm well aware of. I've been in and around Asia long enough to figure that bit out. Even the Asian providers back home 'bait and switch' a lot.
 
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