I went there in early July when I was on vacation in Tokyo. If you don’t speak Japanese very well, I DO NOT recommend that you go. I went there on a Tuesday afternoon (thinking it would be slow and more girls would be open to gaijin). The website had 22 girls working that day (with a couple who looked appealing to me).
Made my trek from Minowa station. Walked past a few places where the tencho smiled and beckoned me in. It was a hot and humid day, so the offers were tempting, but I was on a mission. Plus those were probably higher costing shops. I was on a budget.
I found the place (looks just like the google street view). I was immediately besieged with questions in Japanese. My Japanese is pretty basic, so I don’t think I passed. The girls I wanted to see were “not available” and the 22 girls on the roster were boiled down to a grand total of two for me.
I probably should have bailed and gone back to the friendly tencho up the street, But since it was hot and humid, I said what the hell and took the hotter of the two,
I don’t like to give bad reviews, but let’s just say she wasn’t happy having to serve a middle aged gaijin like me. I made the best of it. Mat play was fun. Only cost me a total of 26,000 yen. She was 100 percent Japanese and was about 22 years old or so.
Nothing memorable about the experience, other than I got to experience Yoshiwara for the first time. On the way out, more friendly doormen. Made notes of their location for future visits. But the 10 percent offering (2 of 22) for non Japanese speaking gaijin was disappointing. I’m a Hawaiian/Chinese/caucusian guy from Hawaii, if that matters. However I look Italian or Hispanic for some reason. I made sure I told them in my memorized Japanese, “Watashi wa Hawaii kara kimashita.”
I busted out all of the Japanese I knew, was very polite, but did not get the full roster choice. Frankly, I’ll stick to American offerings. I now know how African American’s feel when they try to access escorts in the US. Many escorts here say no AA’s. Discrimination is understandable but disappointing.
I did carry myself with the best possible manners with my provider, but she really couldn’t get past my inability to speak Japanese. You non Japanese speakers have been forewarned. Dont go to Yoshiwara with high expectations.